Football Preview: Cheraw Wolverines vs. Deer Trail Eagles
Cheraw has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Deer Trail Eagles at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Cheraw is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 60-8 win over Wiley. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheraw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Deer Trail blew past Manzanola, posting a 62-19 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Deer Trail's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mursal Hussein, who picked up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Hussein really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble, made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mingee, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Deer Trail wouldn't let Manzanola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Hussein, Mo Hussein, and Raul Manriquez-Bustamante picked up one apiece. Manriquez-Bustamante also passed for three passing touchdowns, which is notable because Deer Trail is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Cheraw's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Deer Trail, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Cheraw has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Deer Trail, though, as they've been averaging only 95.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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