Football Preview: Walter Johnson Wildcats vs. Churchill Bulldogs
The Walter Johnson Wildcats will square off against the Churchill Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Walter Johnson is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Sherwood on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Walter Johnson was dealt a 47-19 loss at the hands of Sherwood. The Wildcats were down 34-12 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Churchill). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Richard Montgomery 42-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Churchill can attribute much of their success to Vasi Hallas, who punched in a rushing score, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. James Snead was in the mix too, providing Churchill with a touchdown.
Churchill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amir Massaquoi and Jamal Khadar.
Walter Johnson's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Churchill, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Walter Johnson couldn't quite finish off Churchill when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 32-30. Thankfully for Walter Johnson, David Avit (who rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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