The Walla Walla Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Southridge Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Things were looking good for Walla Walla after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Hanford were almost perfectly matched up, but Walla Walla suffered a 25-24 loss. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-21, which was the final score in Southridge's tilt against Richland on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Suns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bombers are ranked 22nd).
Despite the defeat, Southridge got top-tier performance from Gabe Borisch, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Borisch really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Southridge wouldn't let Richland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Southridge can thank Borisch and Jackson Williams for forcing both of them. Southridge got some further help from Jacob Korotkov: he made 14 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Walla Walla now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Walla Walla was dealt a bruising 43-14 loss at the hands of Southridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Walla Walla was down 27-7.
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