On Friday, Wilbur-Creston-Keller faced Inchelium in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats took their match at home with ease, bagging a 70-40 win over the Inchelium Hornets. The victory was just business as usual for the Wildcats, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
It was another big night for Preston Michel, who rushed for 310 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 67 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards. Another player making a difference was Kallen Maioho, who gained 169 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 456 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dustin Strozyk and Maioho.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Inchelium, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wilbur-Creston-Keller will head out to square off against Republic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wilbur-Creston-Keller's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Inchelium, they are on the road again on Friday to play Cusick at 7:00 p.m. Inchelium knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cusick likes a good challenge.
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