Football Preview: Wise Pumas vs. Dundalk Owls
The Wise Pumas are taking a road trip to challenge the Dundalk Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wise comes in on nine and Dundalk on six.
Wise is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 50-0 victory over Bowie. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Wise's win came down to the chemistry between Eric Wedge Iii and his top target Kameron Parker. Wedge Iii threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Parker rushed for 97 yards. Parker was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards. A healthy portion of Wedge Iii's aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Peyton Nelson.
Meanwhile, Dundalk's match on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Annapolis as Dundalk made off with a 35-13 victory. The Owls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Wise pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.7 points. As for Dundalk, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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