Eisenhower is 2-8 against Wenatchee since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eisenhower Cadets are taking a road trip to square off against the Wenatchee Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Eisenhower can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home last Friday. They took a 37-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Battle Ground.
The losing side was boosted by Moses Spurrier, who threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 54 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Larry Jolliffe also helped out with an impressive 109 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Wenatchee came up short against Mount Si on Friday, falling 44-21. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd).
Wenatchee might have lost, but man, Finn Mathison was a machine: he rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
Eisenhower was dealt a bruising 51-6 loss at the hands of Wenatchee in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Eisenhower avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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