The Ocosta Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Taholah Chitwhins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocosta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Ocosta is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wahkiakum on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ocosta lost 50-28 to Wahkiakum. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Mules recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Ocosta saw an underclassman step up: Ronin Rutzer rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Kayden Turner, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Ocosta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Taholah didn't have quite enough to beat Oakville on Friday and fell 32-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chitwhins have suffered against the Acorns since October 7, 2017.
Ocosta's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Taholah, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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