The Walla Walla Blue Devils will venture away from home to take on the Southridge Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Things were looking good for Walla Walla after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Hanford were almost perfectly matched up, but Walla Walla suffered a 25-24 defeat. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Southridge was beaten by Richland 49-21 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Suns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bombers are ranked 22nd).
Southridge might have lost, but man, Gabe Borisch was a machine: he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Borisch's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Southridge wouldn't let Richland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southridge can thank Borisch and Jackson Williams for forcing both of them. Jacob Korotkov was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Walla Walla now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Walla Walla took a serious blow against Southridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 43-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Walla Walla was down 27-7.
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