Football Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. Williamstown Yellowjackets
The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will challenge the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Nicholas County 41-20. The win was nothing new for the Maroon Knights as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Kade Koroneos was his usual excellent self, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards. Nico Kusic was another key player, rushing for 28 yards and a touchdown.
Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Williamstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on November 8th. Everything went their way against Moorefield on Saturday as Williamstown made off with a 47-21 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Yellowjackets considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Wheeling Central Catholic's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Williamstown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Wheeling Central Catholic came up short against Williamstown when the teams last played back in September, falling 36-25. Can Wheeling Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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