The Toppenish Wildcats will challenge the Orting Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 952 yards in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Toppenish came up short against Lakewood 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. Alek Zapien also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
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. Toppenish got some further help from Angelo Simental: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Orting hadn't done well against Eatonville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Wednesday. Everything went Orting's way against Eatonville as Orting made off with a 61-36 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Carson McCall, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dominic Thomas, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
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.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Orting, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for Toppenish, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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