Hermiston and Southridge are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hermiston will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Hermiston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Hanford for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-7 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 34-point advantage.
Brayden Medelez
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Brayden Medelez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 58 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and one TD on only 14 passes. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. A healthy portion of Medelez's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Tanner Wicks.
Hermiston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as James Young, Tabor Mills, and Nathaniel Henderson picked up one apiece. Mills got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Southridge came up short against Kamiakin on Friday, falling 28-7. The matchup marked the Suns' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Hermiston will have to keep a close watch on Gabe Borisch and Tayton Jackman, a pair of players who had a big impact on Southridge's prior game. Borisch rushed for 105 yards and one score, while Jackman rushed for 81 yards.
Hermiston's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Southridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Hermiston took a serious blow against Southridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 49-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Borisch, who rushed for 235 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Now that the Bulldogs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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