Football Preview: Wren Hurricanes vs. Emerald Vikings
After both having extra time off, the Wren Hurricanes and the Emerald Vikings will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wren's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Emerald's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Wren will head out to face Emerald after giving up their first home loss of the season back in September. Wren took a 36-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of T.L. Hanna. The Hurricanes' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Wren had strong showings from Colten Bagwell, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and Reese Price, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Price has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Wren was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 26-14 to Strom Thurmond.
Although Emerald took the loss, they still got scores from Max Divilbiss and Christopher Dean.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wren fell to 3-1. As for Emerald, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wren has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 286.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Emerald struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wren couldn't quite finish off Emerald when the teams last played back in November of 2014 and fell 24-21. Can Wren avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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