Football Preview: Newman Smith Trojans vs. Wakeland Wolverines
The Newman Smith Trojans will take on the Wakeland Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Newman Smith's way against Creekview as Newman Smith made off with a 38-12 victory. Considering the Trojans have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Wakeland entered their tilt with Sherman two weeks ago with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bearcats 42-14. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Bearcats are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Maples continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 253 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Grayson Myer.
Wakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Newman Smith pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Wakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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