Football Preview: Mount Calm vs. Oakwood Panthers
After three games on the road, Mount Calm is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the Oakwood Panthers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mount Calm is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Evant, posting a 77-42 win on the road.
Mount Calm got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Walker out in front who rushed for 254 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. Walker's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Colton Peterson, who gained 125 total yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Calm was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for Oakwood just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against BVCHEA HomeSchool, falling 74-52. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mount Calm now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Oakwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Mount Calm was taken down by Oakwood 65-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Will Mount Calm have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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