Almira-Coulee-Hartline is 3-0 against Curlew since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Curlew Cougars at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Liberty Christian, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Almira-Coulee-Hartline was ranked fifth). Almira-Coulee-Hartline took a 50-36 bruising from Liberty Christian on Friday. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Almira-Coulee-Hartline got top-tier performance from Carter Pitts, who rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Pitts has posted since back in September of 2023. Harvest Parrish was another key back, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Almira-Coulee-Hartline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Christian only rushed for 190.
Meanwhile, Curlew put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Republic 40-0 on the road. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Curlew can attribute much of their success to LOGAN RINGSTAD, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and LUKE DOYEN, who gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns. RINGSTAD also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Curlew wouldn't let Republic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Curlew can thank RINGSTAD and CALEB THECKSTON for forcing all of them. RINGSTAD is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 102 every time he's taken the field this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Almira-Coulee-Hartline fell to 2-1. As for Curlew, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Almira-Coulee-Hartline against Curlew in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 46-7 win. In that contest, Almira-Coulee-Hartline amassed a halftime lead of 40-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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