The Renton Red Hawks will face off against the Othello Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Renton took their contest with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over Evergreen. The Red Hawks haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Renton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Patrick Turner, who rushed for 160 yards and three TDs on only ten carries, and Wisdom Bryon, who rushed for 161 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries. Bryon's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards. Gabriel Gonzalez was another key player, throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Renton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, while Othello put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Quincy. The Huskies breezed past the Jackrabbits to the tune of 63-0. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 200th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Othello's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Renton, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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