Wilbur-Creston-Keller put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Republic Tigers on the road to the tune of 70-12. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Tigers are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller had a senior duo take command as Preston Michel rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries and Kallen Maioho gained 248 total yards and two touchdowns. Maioho's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Republic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Cusick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Wilbur-Creston-Keller has now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Republic, they will venture away from home to challenge Selkirk at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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