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Its true that No. 23 Washington State gets most of its yards via the pass in coach Mike Leachs Air Raid offense. Its also true that Washington State this year has the most productive running backs in the Pac-12.Put those two facts together and you have a pretty good explanation for why the Cougars are having one of their best seasons in recent history. Washington State (8-3, 7-1) remains in the hunt for a league title heading into Fridays Apple Cup against No.6 Washington.Leach said people who think the Air Raid involves only a quarterback and receivers do not understand the offense. It is often running backs who get the most touches, he said. Wed like to have the highest level of production from that position, Leach said.Gerard Wicks, Jamal Morrow and James Williams are the backs carrying the load. Of the three, Wicks is the biggest and strongest, Morrow has more versatility and Williams is the most dynamic runner, Leach said.Opposing coaches have noticed.Not only are they trying to run it (more), theyre really good, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said before the Buffaloes 38-24 victory over Washington State on Saturday.The three have piled up 1,537 yards rushing and 954 yards receiving to lead the league in total yards from scrimmage.The Cougars also lead the Pac-12 with 29 touchdowns scored by running backs.Washington State has scored 50 or more points a record four times this season, and is averaging 42 points per game.A lot of that has to do with our offensive line, Leach said. This is the biggest group weve had.Offensive lineman Eduardo Middleton said its fun to do something besides drop back into pass protection.We get to show people we are not just guys who can pass the ball, Middleton said. Its been nice.Quarterback Luke Falk, who has thrown for 3,935 yards so far this season, said the running game keeps the defense honest.People cant drop eight back on us now, Falk said. They have to respect our run game.Receiver Gabe Marks said the running backs deserve the touches they get.Back in the day, wed just run it and nothing would get done, Marks said after the Cal game, when Washington States backs combined for 254 yards and averaged 8.2 yards per rush. Its hard to deny that type of production.Washington States running game began to improve during last years 9-4 season. Washington State scored just eight rushing touchdowns and averaged 80 yards rushing per game last year but that was a big improvement over the dreadful 2014 average of 39.8 yards per game.This season, the Cougars are averaging 132 yards per game, highest in Leachs head coaching career. The Cougars have topped 200 yards rushing in a game three times.Balance is good, Marks said. 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Should be ready to go.I think you do everything you can to try and keep it just like another start at the beginning. Then obviously the magnitude and the situation of the game kind of raises everybodys adrenaline. But trying to keep it the same right now.The Cubs took a 3-2 edge in the series by winning Games 4 and 5 in Los Angeles, when their somnambulant offense erupted for 18 runs and 26 hits -- 13 hits in each game. Anthony Rizzo homered in Game 4 and Addison Russell had two-run homers in each game to snap playoff skids.Rizzo had two hits in the first seven postseason games. Russell had one.A quick repeat matchup normally plays into the hitters hands, Kershaw said.The more you see somebody, the more familiar you get with them, Kershaw said. I mean, thats true for sure. So I dont think theres anything that you do to counteract it. Theres no secrets, anyway, in the game right now. Theres so much information. They know every pitch that I throw and every count and every situation. So its just a matter of not really focusing on that and just trying to compete every single pitch and execute.You maybe have a little less margin for error facing them the second time, but just be better, I guess.The Cubs will advance to their first World Series since 1945 by winning one of the next two games.dddddddddddd Game 7 would be Sunday.Cleveland, which beat Toronto in the ALCS, is in its first World Series since 1948 and awaits the winner of the NLCS.Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks, who opposed Kershaw in Game 2, led the major leagues with a 2.19 ERA this season and is among the favorites to win the NL Cy Young this year. Kershaw had a 1.69 ERA in 149 innings, 13 innings short of qualifying for the title after a back injury forced him to miss two months in the middle of the season.Its going to be the same environment as last (time), Kershaw again, Hendricks said. Im excited in a sense to get another crack at it. Its obviously going to be fun. It should be a close game. Its definitely going to be important. But ... you have to have simple thoughts, take the same approach as you would any other game.Cubs second baseman Javier Baez, whose three-run double in the eighth inning put the 8-4 Game 5 victory out of reach, is hitting .371 with a homer and seven RBI in the series. He has the highest batting average of an NL player with as many as 20 postseason at-bats. Kris Bryant is hitting .343 with homer and five RBI.Third baseman Justin Turner has had the Dodgers most production postseason, hitting .313 with a playoff high eight RBI.The team that has scored first has won each of the first five games of the series, and Los Angeles was the only team to score in Game 2, when Kershaw threw seven shutout innings and Kenley Jansen retired the final six in only 14 pitches in the 1-0 victory. Adrian Gonzalezs opposite field homer in the second inning was the only score.Youd much rather go home under these circumstances than any other, and you want to get it done as quickly as possible, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.Its going to be a formidable event. Our guys will absolutely be ready for the moment, I promise you that. ' ' '