The Orting Cardinals will square off against the Prosser Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Orting's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine contests.
Orting's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over East Valley. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cardinals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Knights are ranked 153rd).
Orting got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson McCall out in front who rushed for 132 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries, and also caught one touchdown. McCall's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Israel Shrode was another key rusher, rushing for 104 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Orting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Prosser had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 42-14. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mustangs just coasted through the last quarter.
Prosser found their leader in sophomore Autry Hoefer, who rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Another back making a difference was Ben Maldonaldo, who rushed for 67 yards and one TD.
Orting's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Prosser, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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