Football Preview: North Callaway Thunderbirds vs. Wright City Wildcats
Two dominant backs in Jaiden Galbreath and Duan McRoberts Jr. are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Callaway Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Wright City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Callaway is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
North Callaway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 42-22 margin over Van-Far on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Thunderbirds just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Galbreath, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Wyatt Haden was in the mix too, providing North Callaway with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Callaway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Wright City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 33-28 to Montgomery County. Wright City has struggled against Montgomery County recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Wright City got top-tier performance from McRoberts Jr., who rushed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown. McRoberts Jr. really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
North Callaway's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Wright City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
North Callaway ended up a good deal behind Wright City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 45-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McRoberts Jr., who rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that North Callaway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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