Football Recap: Gage Walker Leads Whitewright to Victory over Trenton

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2024, 10:45am

Football Recap: Whitewright Tigers vs. Trenton Tigers

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Trenton came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Whitewright, but Gage Walker wouldn't allow it. The Whitewright Tigers put the hurt on the Trenton Tigers with a sharp 28-8 victory on Friday thanks in part to Walker, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.

Walker was just one part of a punishing run game: Whitewright was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Whitewright: they were averaging 149.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 234.5.

The win made it two in a row for Whitewright and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Trenton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Whitewright will take on Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Whitewright surely won't give up without a fight. Trenton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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