The Orting Cardinals will be playing at home against the Toppenish Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Orting will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Orting is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 61-36 margin over Eatonville last Wednesday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Carson McCall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Those 125 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Mason Belvedere was another key player, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Orting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Orting didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Shoenbachler and Dominic Thomas.
Meanwhile, Toppenish came up short against Lakewood last Thursday and fell 38-28. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Toppenish might have lost, but man, Jason Sanchez was a machine: he threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Another player making a difference was Alek Zapien, who picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Toppenish wouldn't let Lakewood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Adam Gonzalez, Ezequiel Ramirez, and Kiyanno Zuniga picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Lakewood's side was Angelo Simental, who made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Orting pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33 points. As for Toppenish, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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