It was a good run, but Kamiakin unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They and the Richland Bombers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Kamiakin Braves suffered a 21-20 defeat. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bombers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
A big part of Richland's victory came down to the chemistry between Jackson Woodard and his top target Colson Mackey. Woodard threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes while Mackey picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mackey is becoming a predictor of Richland's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Rose, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kamiakin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Kamiakin will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lewis & Clark at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Lewis & Clark's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Richland, they will take on Yelm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
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