Football Preview: Heide Trask Titans vs. Whiteville Wolfpack
Heide Trask has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Heide Trask's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by West Columbus on the road to the tune of 52-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Titans had established a 45 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heide Trask was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Heide Trask's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Sherrod Henderson was especially locked on to West Columbus' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whiteville). They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over Clinton on the road. The Wolfpack's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Heide Trask pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Whiteville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Heide Trask was dealt a bruising 49-12 defeat at the hands of Whiteville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whiteville's Nallegem Powell, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that Heide Trask knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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