Football Preview: Davenport Wolves vs. Fredericksburg Billies
The Davenport Wolves will challenge the Fredericksburg Billies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Davenport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Davenport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past John F. Kennedy, posting a 77-15 win on the road. Considering the Wolves have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Davenport's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Daniel Soukup Ii, who threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and Barrett Fallon, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Fallon's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Dante Singletary, who picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Davenport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 270 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Davenport didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylin Morrow and Josh Johnson.
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg earned a 30-20 victory over Canyon Lake on Friday. That's two games straight that the Billies have won by exactly ten points.
Fredericksburg found their leader in underclassman Griffin Beard, who picked up 194 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 194 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Beard.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fredericksburg's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristan King and Jaren Quay, who racked up all five sacks between them.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Fredericksburg, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Charles Rhyne: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Davenport pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fredericksburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Davenport has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 277.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Fredericksburg, though, as they've been averaging only 81.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Davenport against Fredericksburg in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-14 win. In that game, Davenport amassed a halftime lead of 48-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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