Kennewick and Richland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Kennewick Lions will challenge the Richland Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Kennewick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lewiston, who was ranked 19th at the time (Kennewick was ranked 11th). Kennewick really took it to Lewiston for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-7 victory on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 27 point advantage.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Richland's strategy against Pasco on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Richland blew Pasco out of the water with a 56-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
It was another big night for Jackson Woodard, who threw for 354 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Colson Mackey, who picked up 74 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Richland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Levi Stiver, Gavin Walther, and Zachary Rose picked up one apiece.
Kennewick's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Richland, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Kennewick was able to grind out a solid win over Richland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 36-29. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Richland's Joshua Woodard, who threw for 385 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Kennewick to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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