Football Preview: Watts Engineers vs. Welch Wildcats
The Watts Engineers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Welch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Watts is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Bluejacket by a score of 60-50 on Friday.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Welch beat Sasakwa 32-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Mason Clinton and Cash Tucker were among the main playmakers for Welch as the former rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Tucker really ramped things up playing D: he made seven total tackles and defended a pass.
Welch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sasakwa only rushed for 101.
Welch wouldn't let Sasakwa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Khol Lynch was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Welch's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Watts, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Watts has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Welch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 305.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Watts was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Welch in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Watts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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