Wilbur-Creston-Keller has gone 4-0 against Wellpinit recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Wellpinit Redskins at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilbur-Creston-Keller has eight straight wins, Wellpinit has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Almira-Coulee-Hartline, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Wilbur-Creston-Keller was ranked second). Wilbur-Creston-Keller snuck past Almira-Coulee-Hartline with a 30-24 victory on Friday. The 30-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller relied on the efforts of Preston Michel, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and Kallen Maioho, who rushed for 109 yards. Maioho showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush 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 187 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Wellpinit just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Odessa, falling 64-14.
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 Wellpinit, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller was able to grind out a solid win over Wellpinit in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 36-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilbur-Creston-Keller since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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