After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Valley, Toppenish was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Ephrata Tigers by a score of 15-6. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 35-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Toppenish came from Jack Davila and Tyland Taylor.
Toppenish didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carlos Guizar, Kiyanno Zuniga, and Lyle Wapsheli picked up one apiece. Wapsheli is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Toppenish got some further help from Adam Gonzalez: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Toppenish's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Ephrata, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Toppenish will take on Othello at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Toppenish: 14.4, Othello: 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Ephrata, they will challenge Selah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Selah's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Ephrata's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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