Football Preview: Warwick Wildcats vs. Wallkill Panthers
Warwick is 3-0 against Wallkill since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Wallkill Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warwick has six straight wins, Wallkill has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Warwick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Pine Bush with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 43-28.
It was another big night for Brody Frederick, who threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Warwick wouldn't let Pine Bush keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Warwick can thank Matthew Lupkovich and Tommy Ronan for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wallkill ended up a good deal behind Our Lady of Lourdes on Thursday and lost 66-48. Even though they lost, the Panthers' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 28.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Wallkill got top-tier performance from Kent Glasgow, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Glasgow is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game. Sean Petricek was another key player, picking up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Warwick's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Wallkill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Warwick won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by Wallkill 22-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warwick 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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