Football Game Preview: Wyoming Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 3:41am

Football Preview: Wyoming Cowboys vs. Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS

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Wyoming has gone 10-0 against Madeira recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wyoming Cowboys' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS at 7:00 p.m. Wyoming will be strutting in after a victory while Madeira will be coming in after a loss.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Wyoming on the road against Bethel-Tate as the squad secured a 45-13 win. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Tigers are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Joel Hancock had a dynamite game for Wyoming, rushing for 259 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per carry. Hancock was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wyoming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wyoming's defense and their 14 sacks. Alan Dulin led the group effort, picking up six of those sacks all by himself. That's the most total yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.

Meanwhile, Madeira came up short against Purcell Marian on Friday and fell 32-25. The loss was the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS's first of the season.

Wyoming's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Madeira, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Wyoming beat Madeira 28-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wyoming 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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