Football Preview: Wiggins Tigers vs. Strasburg Indians
The Wiggins Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Strasburg Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wiggins' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took down Highland 14-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jayson Lousberg was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards.
Wiggins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only rushed for 20.
Wiggins' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Michael Adamson and Gavin Graham.
Meanwhile, Strasburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 34-7 victory over The Academy at home. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.
Strasburg found their leader in underclassman Ethan Freeman, who picked up two sacks and made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss). Ayden Dodge's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Wiggins now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Strasburg, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Wiggins came up short against Strasburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-22. Can Wiggins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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