The Richland Bombers will face off against the Yelm Tornados at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Yelm's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Richland made off with a 21-20 victory over Kamiakin.
A big part of Richland's win 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 really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards. Another player making a difference was Zachary Rose, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Richland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kiyen Williams and Jake Brannon.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Yelm's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Puyallup. The contest marked the Tornados' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Yelm, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
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