Davis is 1-8 against Moses Lake since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pirates will look to defend their home field against the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Davis turned things around against Eisenhower on Friday. They managed a 20-14 win over the Cadets.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moses Lake). They breezed past West Valley to the tune of 72-7 on Friday. Fans of the Mavericks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Davis better keep an eye on Brady Jay. He was instrumental in Moses Lake's win, throwing for 423 yards and nine TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those nine passing touchdowns gave Jay a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Anderson, who picked up 144 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Moses Lake's run defense was locked in: West Valley could only muster 0.5 yards per carry. The team can thank John Rainey for the heroic effort on defense: he. Moses Lake's ground attack was stronger, having averaged four.
Moses Lake's defense didn't let Jonathan Murillo, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Treyson Knowles was especially locked on to West Valley's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Rams' side was Gabe Walker, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Davis' victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-6. As for Moses Lake, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Davis took a serious blow against Moses Lake when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 57-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay, who threw for 222 yards and six touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes. Now that the Pirates know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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