Football Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Prospect Knights
Wheeling hasn't had much luck against Prospect recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wheeling Wildcats will host the Prospect Knights at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Wheeling's win against Maine East wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Wheeling came out on top in a nail-biter against Maine East on Friday, sneaking past 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prospect). Everything went their way against Evanston on Friday as Prospect made off with a 49-29 victory.
Wheeling's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Prospect, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Wheeling was dealt a bruising 44-7 defeat at the hands of Prospect in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wheeling was down 44-0.
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