Football Preview: Whiting Oilers vs. Boone Grove Wolves
Whiting and Boone Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Whiting Oilers will head out to challenge the Boone Grove Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whiting is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Whiting will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Calumet New Tech on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Whiting fell just short of Calumet New Tech by a score of 38-36.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove's offense rose to the challenge against a Ingots defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Friday. Boone Grove won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by River Forest 32-31. The score was all tied up 10-10 at the break, but the Wolves were the better team in the second half.
Boone Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mark Rowland led the charge by throwing for 195 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Rowland didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles and defended two passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Samir Del Rio, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Boone Grove, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Whiting took a serious blow against Boone Grove when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 56-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rowland, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Whiting 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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