Football Preview: Middletown Mustangs vs. Fort Bragg Timberwolves
The Middletown Mustangs will head out to take on the Fort Bragg Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Middletown will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Cloverdale on Friday. Middletown took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 27-0 win over Cloverdale. The contest marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Fort Bragg's way against Upper Lake on Friday as Fort Bragg made off with a 34-14 win. With that victory, the Timberwolves brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
It was another big night for Alex Nicholson, who rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. Those 251 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Ross Knapp made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Fort Bragg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Knapp picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Fort Bragg, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3.
Middletown took their win against Fort Bragg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-12. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nicholson, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 108 yards on nine of 14 attempts. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Middletown still be able to contain Nicholson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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