Football Preview: Prescott Curley Wolves vs. Salem Greyhounds
Two dominant backs in K. J. Page and Kaden Brink are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Prescott Curley Wolves will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Salem Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prescott is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Quitman 35-3. With the Curley Wolves ahead 21-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Page continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Another reason for the win was Prescott's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dwayne White and Kha'Lawry Mcclinton, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. Another thorn in Quitman's side was Cliff Davis, who made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Prescott was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 46-7 win over the Tigers. The Greyhounds pushed the score to 46-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Brink, who rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 170 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Taylor, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.9 points per game. As for Prescott, their record is now 10-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Prescott has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 242.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 343.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Prescott beat Salem 31-22 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Prescott repeat their success, or does Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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