Freeman has won seven straight games at home, while Okanogan has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Scotties will welcome the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freeman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cle Elum-Roslyn 47-6. The Scotties pushed the score to 37-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Freeman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Logan Schultz out in front who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns. The Scotties' leading receiver Daniel Smith was Schultz's top target yet again, picking up 68 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Freeman's run defense was locked in: Cle Elum-Roslyn could only muster 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Gus Emtman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Freeman didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Freeman's defense didn't let Quinn Carlson, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Cooper Florence, Jordan Grover, and Noah Baker, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Okanogan put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Reardan get on the board and left with a 24-0 win.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tatum Gunn and Wesley Allen. Gunn rushed for 219 yards and two TDs while picking up 9.5 yards per carry while Allen rushed for 134 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Gunn is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game.
Freeman's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Okanogan, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
Freeman couldn't quite get it done against Okanogan in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 as they fell 36-26. Thankfully for the Scotties, Carter Kuchenbuch (who rushed for 255 yards and three scores while picking up 9.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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