Football Preview: Wabash Apaches vs. Maconaquah Braves
The Wabash Apaches will head out on the road to challenge the Maconaquah Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wabash focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Wabash is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Northwestern on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wabash took a blow against Northwestern, falling 40-6. The Apaches have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noah Baldwin put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Maconaquah put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over Lewis Cass. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maconaquah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Robinson, who threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Robinson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Fuddy Kile was Robinson's top target, picking up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wabash's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Maconaquah, they pushed their record up to 6-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Wabash took a serious blow against Maconaquah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 55-13. Can Wabash avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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