On Friday Almira-Coulee-Hartline will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Inchelium Hornets. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Almira-Coulee-Hartline beats Inchelium with 58 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Almira-Coulee-Hartline breezed by Dayton to the tune of 58-20 on Friday. The Warriors' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
It was another big night for Caden Correia, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Brady Roberts, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Another reason for the win was Almira-Coulee-Hartline's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Noah Butler was especially locked on to Dayton's QB and sacked him twice. Butler has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Inchelium had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Waitsburg 46-6 on Saturday. The win was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on six straight.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.3 points. As for Inchelium, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Everything went Almira-Coulee-Hartline's way against Inchelium in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Almira-Coulee-Hartline made off with a 44-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Almira-Coulee-Hartline since the squad 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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