After each having a week off, the Curlew Cougars and the Inchelium Hornets will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Curlew is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Odessa, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Curlew was ranked 12th). Curlew fell just short of Odessa by a score of 36-34 last Friday.
Curlew might have lost, but man, LOGAN RINGSTAD was a machine: he rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown. RINGSTAD didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was SYLAS STOTTS, who threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Meanwhile, Inchelium beat Wellpinit 36-28 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Curlew's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Inchelium, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Curlew came out on top in a nail-biter against Inchelium in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, sneaking past 32-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Curlew since the team 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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