Football Preview: South Oak Cliff Bears vs. Wilson Wildcats
South Oak Cliff has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Wilson Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wilson's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: South Oak Cliff hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. South Oak Cliff blew past Hillcrest, posting a 36-0 win on the road. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Panthers are ranked 655th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mikail Trotter and Carter Kopecky were among the main playmakers for South Oak Cliff as the former rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. South Oak Cliff is undefeated when Trotter posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Another reason for the win was South Oak Cliff's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Derrion Cornelius was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. South Oak Cliff got some further help from Jamarion Phillips: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Wilson waltzed into their match last Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They really took it to the Leopards for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-7 victory on the road. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
South Oak Cliff pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Wilson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for South Oak Cliff against Wilson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-0 win. Will South Oak Cliff repeat their success, or does Wilson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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