Football Game Preview: Windthorst Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 4:22am

Football Preview: Windthorst Trojans vs. City View Mustangs

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The Windthorst Trojans will take on the City View Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Windthorst is headed out to face City View after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Windthorst was the clear victor by a 46-21 margin over Henrietta on Friday.

Brock Belcher went supernova for Windthorst, throwing for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jaxon Stark, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Windthorst wouldn't let Henrietta keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Israel Larios, Adam Barton, and Hunter Anderle picked up one apiece. Barton didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, City View made easy work of Bridgeport on Thursday and carried off a 37-13 victory.

Everything came up roses for Windthorst against City View when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the squad secured a 34-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Windthorst since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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