Washington hasn't had much luck against Mt. Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Washington Hatchets will square off against the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Washington is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing North Knox: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Washington blew North Knox out of the water with a 45-6 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hatchets had established a 36 point advantage.
Colton Stowers was a one-man wrecking crew for Washington as he threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Parker Murphy was in the mix as well, providing Washington with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Washington was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 409 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Knox only gained 89.
One reason for the win was Washington's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Xavion Lesure was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 2.5 sacks, making seven total tackles (3.5 for loss), and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon won against South Spencer last Friday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Mt. Vernon blew past Pike Central, posting a 56-27 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
The victory (which was Washington's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Washington took a serious blow against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-0. Can Washington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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