Football Game Preview: Wellington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 5:38am

Football Preview: Wellington Wolverines vs. Spanish River Sharks

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The Wellington Wolverines will square off against the Spanish River Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Wellington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points back in August, they were much more limited against Park Vista last Friday. They fell just short of the Cobras by a score of 14-11.

Meanwhile, Spanish River lost to Jupiter at home by a 28-13 margin on Friday. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Spanish River wouldn't let Jupiter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Spanish River can thank Oscar Mendoza and Kai Sainmervil for forcing both of them. Dominick Pacheco-Bates was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Wellington now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Spanish River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Everything came up roses for Wellington against Spanish River when the teams last played back in September of 2014 as the squad secured a 61-6 victory. In that match, Wellington amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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