Football Preview: Whitmire Wolverines vs. Lamar Silver Foxes
The Whitmire Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the Lamar Silver Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitmire is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
Whitmire will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 43-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Ware Shoals by a score of 36-34. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wolverines have suffered since September 8, 2023.
Despite the defeat, Whitmire got top-tier performance from Kayshaun Schumpert, who rushed for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Schumpert is now averaging an impressive 106.9 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Blake Stribble, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Whitmire was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Lamar was a bit more limited in their match two weeks ago. They took a blow against Lewisville, falling 37-7. The matchup marked the Silver Foxes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Lamar's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Whitmire, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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