Football Preview: Wright Red Devils vs. North Central Jets
The Wright Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the North Central Jets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Wright took a blow against Norway, falling 60-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, North Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Rockets 62-8 at home. Given the Jets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Rockets are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kaden Malone and he. Malone gained 197 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 197 total yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Wright's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for North Central, their record is now 3-1.
Wright was taken down by North Central 46-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Wright, Jacob Gorzinski (who rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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