Football Preview: Wise Pumas vs. Laurel Spartans
Wise has gone 7-0 against Laurel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wise Pumas will take on the Laurel Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wise has three straight victories, Laurel has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wise is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Oxon Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-6 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
A big part of Wise's victory came down to the chemistry between Eric Wedge Iii and his top target Kameron Parker. Wedge Iii threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while Parker rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Parker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Peyton Nelson, who gained 75 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Laurel entered their match against Bowie on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Laurel lost 36-13 to Bowie.
Wise's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Laurel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Wise against Laurel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured an 84-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wise since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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