Washington hasn't had much luck against Boonville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Washington Hatchets will host the Boonville Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Washington is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Gibson Southern on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Washington was dealt a 39-10 defeat at the hands of Gibson Southern. The matchup marked the Hatchets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even if they lost, Washington's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Parker Murphy was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5himself. What's more, he also racked up 54 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boonville). They blew past Princeton 47-13 at home on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
Boonville found their leader in underclassman Nolan Mckinney, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Tyler Rinehart, who rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Boonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Boonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jordan Paul, Aiden Perigo, and Rinehart picked up one apiece.
Washington's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Boonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Washington has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 156.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Boonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 171.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Washington was dealt a bruising 45-6 defeat at the hands of Boonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Washington was down 38-6.
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