Football Preview: Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals vs. Au Gres-Sims Wolverines
Whittemore-Prescott hasn't had much luck against Au Gres-Sims recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Whittemore-Prescott Cardinals will head out to take on the Au Gres-Sims Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Whittemore-Prescott will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Whittemore-Prescott is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Rogers City 68-36 at home.
Samuel Vyner was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Aiden Bell, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Whittemore-Prescott wouldn't let Rogers City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Whittemore-Prescott can thank Hunter Jonsson and Christian Tocco for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Tocco a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whittemore-Prescott was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers City only rushed for 216.
Meanwhile, Au Gres-Sims had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 74-38 victory over the Trojans on the road. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 36 points or more this season.
The win got Whittemore-Prescott back to even at 2-2. As for Au Gres-Sims, their record is now 3-1.
Whittemore-Prescott was dealt a bruising 76-8 loss at the hands of Au Gres-Sims when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Whittemore-Prescott avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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