Walla Walla is 1-8 against Richland since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Bombers at 7:00 p.m.
Walla Walla's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Kennewick on Friday. They took a blow against the Lions, falling 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Lions are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Richland made sure to put some points up on the board against Sageview on Thursday. The Bombers breezed past the Lobos to the tune of 63-6. The Bombers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Richland's victory came down to the chemistry between Jackson Woodard and his top target Brody Bocek. Woodard threw for 148 yards and four TDs while completing 75% of his passes while Bocek picked up 70 receiving yards and three scores. The dominant performance also gave Woodard a new career-high in passer rating (155.6).
Richland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Hayden Galloway led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Bocek got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Richland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Walla Walla, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Walla Walla was dealt a bruising 45-7 defeat at the hands of Richland when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Blue Devils were down 39-0.
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