On Friday, Wilbur-Creston-Keller faced Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats secured a 30-24 W over the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors. The 30-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leading Wilbur-Creston-Keller to victory were Preston Michel and Kallen Maioho. Michel rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, while Maioho rushed for 109 yards. Maioho was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Correia, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller will square off against Wellpinit at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilbur-Creston-Keller is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, they will face off against Odessa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Odessa knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Almira-Coulee-Hartline likes a good challenge.
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