The White River Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Kent-Meridian Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (White River has six straight wins, Kent-Meridian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
White River's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They strolled past Federal Way with points to spare, taking the game 17-0. The 17-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for White River came from Parker Fry and Ray Palmer.
White River didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Federal Way to a completion percentage of just 42.1%. That's the best completion percentage they've posted all season.
White River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kovi Poulin, Palmer, and Bradley Burbank picked up one apiece. White River got some further help from Palmer Beus: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Kent-Meridian played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Enumclaw, falling 56-13. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Hornets are ranked 50th).
White River's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Kent-Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for White River against Kent-Meridian when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 45-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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