On Friday Anacortes will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Anacortes is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Squalicum: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Anacortes blew Squalicum out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Rylin Lang was a one-man wrecking crew for Anacortes as he picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lang has posted since back in September of 2023. Zeke Hawkins also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Anacortes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Murphy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Marysville-Pilchuck at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Tomahawks are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anacortes pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Archbishop Murphy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Anacortes against Archbishop Murphy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anacortes 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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