Football Preview: Wilson Wildcats vs. South Oak Cliff Bears
After each having a week off, the Wilson Wildcats and the South Oak Cliff Bears will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wilson sitting on five straight wins and South Oak Cliff on four.
Wilson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-7 victory over Adamson on the road. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 41 points.
Meanwhile, South Oak Cliff never let their opponents score last Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 36-0 win over Hillcrest. Give the Bears' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Mikail Trotter and Carter Kopecky were among the main playmakers for South Oak Cliff as the former rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Trotter has become a key player for South Oak Cliff: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Oak Cliff's defense and their four sacks. Derrion Cornelius was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. South Oak Cliff got some further help from Jamarion Phillips: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Wilson's record is now 5-1. As for South Oak Cliff, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Wilson was taken down by South Oak Cliff 49-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Wilson, Khalil Ewell (who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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