The Inchelium Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Inchelium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Mary Walker, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Inchelium was ranked 12th). Inchelium's defense stepped up to hand Mary Walker a 64-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Meanwhile, Wilbur-Creston-Keller put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Garfield-Palouse 74-18 at home. 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.
Preston Michel went supernova for Wilbur-Creston-Keller, rushing for 308 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. The dominant performance gave Michel a new career-high in rushing yards. Kallen Maioho was another key player, gaining 157 total yards and a touchdown.
Inchelium now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wilbur-Creston-Keller, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Inchelium was dealt a bruising 80-32 loss at the hands of Wilbur-Creston-Keller when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Inchelium avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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