The Walla Walla Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Southridge Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Walla Walla after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Hanford were almost perfectly matched up, but Walla Walla suffered a 25-24 loss. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Southridge took a blow against Richland on Saturday, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Suns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bombers are ranked 22nd).
Southridge might have lost, but man, Gabe Borisch was a machine: he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Borisch's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Southridge wouldn't let Richland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southridge can thank Borisch and Jackson Williams for forcing both of them. Southridge got some further help from Jacob Korotkov: he made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Walla Walla now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Walla Walla took a serious blow against Southridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 43-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Walla Walla was down 27-7.
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