Football Preview: Ellensburg Bulldogs vs. East Valley Red Devils
Ellensburg is 9-1 against East Valley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ellensburg Bulldogs will host the East Valley Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Ellensburg is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Prosser on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ellensburg was dealt a 49-20 loss at the hands of Prosser. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Valley). They really took it to Quincy for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won five matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
East Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Berg out in front who threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Braden Albrecht helped Berg out on the ground, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
East Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brock Goodell, Greyson Stevens, and Cody Gasseling picked up one apiece.
Ellensburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for East Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Ellensburg strolled past East Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 33-17. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stevens, who picked up 199 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ellensburg still be able to contain Stevens? There's only one way to find out.
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