The Walla Walla Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Southridge Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Things were looking good for Walla Walla after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 25-24 to Hanford. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Southridge had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of Richland. While losing is never fun, the Suns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bombers are ranked 22nd).
Southridge might have lost, but man, Gabe Borisch was a machine: he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Borisch's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Southridge wouldn't let Richland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southridge can thank Borisch and Jackson Williams for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Richland's side was Jacob Korotkov, who made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Walla Walla now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Walla Walla was taken down by Southridge 43-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Walla Walla was down 27-7.
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