White River never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Kent-Meridian on Thursday. They blew past the Kent-Meridian Royals 45-7 at home. Considering the Hornets have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
White River had a senior duo take command as Tristan Waterman threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes and Tate Bowen picked up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 256 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Waterman.
White River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Kent-Meridian, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
White River will head out to square off against Decatur at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur's defense has only allowed 8.7 points per game this season, so White River's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Kent-Meridian, they will welcome Auburn Mountainview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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