The Odessa Tigers will square off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Odessa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Almira-Coulee-Hartline, who was ranked third at the time (Odessa was ranked tenth). The Tigers were beaten by the Warriors 54-6 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Odessa had strong showings from Kolter Watson, who rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown, and Aiden Villane, who rushed for 59 yards.
Meanwhile, Wilbur-Creston-Keller came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 54-8 win over the Redskins. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller found their leader in sophomore Dustin Dean, who rushed for 104 yards and four TDs on only six carries. Thanks to that big game, Dean is now up to 7 rushing touchdowns on the season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Odessa, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Odessa suffered a grim 78-54 defeat to Wilbur-Creston-Keller in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Tigers, Kallen Maioho (who rushed for 261 yards and five scores on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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