Football Preview: Wilson Bulldogs vs. Manheim Township Blue Streaks
Two dominant signal callers in Madyx Gruber and Carson Weisser are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wilson Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Manheim Township Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wilson comes in on six and Manheim Township on nine.
Last Friday, Wilson really took it to J.P. McCaskey for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-7 victory at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Red Tornado are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilson relied on the efforts of Gruber, who threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and Correll Akings, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Manheim Township humbled Penn Manor with a 42-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Blue Streaks just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Manheim Township's win came down to the chemistry between Weisser and his top target Daryus Dixon. Weisser threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Dixon picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wilson's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Manheim Township, their record is now 9-0.
Wilson ended up a good deal behind Manheim Township in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 49-34. Thankfully for Wilson, Hayden Johnson (who threw for 275 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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