Football Preview: Au Gres-Sims Wolverines vs. Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals
Au Gres-Sims is 6-0 against Whittemore-Prescott since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Au Gres-Sims Wolverines will welcome the Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Au Gres-Sims is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cedarville 74-38 on the road. Winning may never get old, but the Wolverines sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Whittemore-Prescott blew past Rogers City, posting a 68-36 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Samuel Vyner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. Another player making a difference was Aiden Bell, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Whittemore-Prescott wouldn't let Rogers City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Whittemore-Prescott can thank Hunter Jonsson and Christian Tocco for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Tocco a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whittemore-Prescott was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers City only rushed for 216.
Au Gres-Sims' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Whittemore-Prescott, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Au Gres-Sims against Whittemore-Prescott in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 76-8 win. Does Au Gres-Sims have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whittemore-Prescott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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