Wilbur-Creston-Keller has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Odessa has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Odessa Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Wilbur-Creston-Keller knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Odessa likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Wilbur-Creston-Keller humbled Cusick with a 68-30 victory. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Preston Michel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and six touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 75 yards. Kallen Maioho was another key player, gaining 315 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maioho and Michel. Michel is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Odessa faced Curlew in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Odessa narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Curlew 36-34. The 36-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Odessa, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Wilbur-Creston-Keller against Odessa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-6 victory. Will Wilbur-Creston-Keller repeat their success, or does Odessa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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