Football Preview: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Pettus Eagles
After each having a week off, the Yorktown Wildcats and the Pettus Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yorktown has four straight victories, Pettus has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Yorktown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Bruni, posting a 57-0 win at home. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season.
Yorktown found their leader in underclassman Mckenzie Yanta, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Yanta's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Garrett Menn, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pettus scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were beaten by Ben Bolt 48-18.
Yorktown's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Pettus, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Yorktown against Pettus in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 56-0 victory. Will Yorktown repeat their success, or does Pettus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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