Football Recap: Wheatley's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak at Home
By Team Reports
Sep 19, 2024, 7:26am
Football Recap: Wheatley Wildcats vs. North Forest Bulldogs
The matchup between Wheatley and North Forest on Friday hardly resembled the 13-12 effort from their previous meeting. The Wheatley Wildcats walked away with a 39-27 victory over the North Forest Bulldogs. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Despite the loss, North Forest still got an impressive performance from Michael Dean, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Lashun Gray, who rushed for 83 yards.
Wheatley's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for North Forest, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Wheatley will venture away from home to challenge Yates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Forest, they will challenge Worthing at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Worthing's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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