Football Preview: Whitewright Tigers vs. Tioga Bulldogs
After two games on the road, Whitewright is heading back home. They will welcome the Tioga Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitewright's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Tioga's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Whitewright didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Tom Bean, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. The 21-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Colton Yancey and Donnie Hooten. Yancey had a great game and threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Meanwhile, Hooten was balling out in the loss, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 125 yards on 16 of 30 attempts.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tioga). They claimed a resounding 56-12 win over Tom Bean at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Tioga got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Norwood out in front who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 53 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Jake David, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tioga wouldn't let Tom Bean keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tioga can thank Justin Arrington and Jonathan Hernandez for forcing both of them.
Whitewright's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tioga, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Whitewright was taken down by Tioga 51-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norwood, who picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that Whitewright knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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