Football Preview: Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons vs. Lawrence-Nelson Raiders
The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons will head out to face off against the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wilcox-Hildreth took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Deshler 60-28 at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Falcons had established a 24 point advantage.
Brody Patterson had a dynamite game for Wilcox-Hildreth, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Patterson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Lawrence-Nelson over Blue Hill in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lawrence-Nelson blew Blue Hill out of the water with a 58-22 final score.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aidan Zikmund and he. Zikmund gained 76 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 76 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lawrence-Nelson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 518 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got Wilcox-Hildreth back to even at 1-1. As for Lawrence-Nelson, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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