Football Preview: Wheelersburg Pirates vs. Waverly Tigers
Wheelersburg is 9-1 against Waverly since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wheelersburg Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Waverly Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wheelersburg took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 45-14 win over Oak Hill. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Waverly over Minford in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Waverly blew Minford out of the water with a 36-0 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Wheelersburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Waverly, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Wheelersburg against Waverly when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheelersburg 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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