The Taholah Chitwhins will take on the Ocosta Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Taholah will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 54-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Oakville by a score of 32-30. The Chitwhins have struggled against the Acorns recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, a win for Ocosta just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Wahkiakum, falling 50-28.
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.
Taholah's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ocosta, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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