Cusick hasn't had much luck against Wilbur-Creston-Keller recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Cusick is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Inchelium on Friday. They were outmatched by the Hornets at home and fell 68-4.
Meanwhile, Wilbur-Creston-Keller put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Republic, posting a 70-12 victory on the road. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller had a senior duo take command as Preston Michel rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries and Kallen Maioho gained 248 total yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cusick's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Wilbur-Creston-Keller, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cusick took a serious blow against Wilbur-Creston-Keller in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 64-24. Can Cusick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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