Football Preview: Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds vs. Kimball/White Lake Wildkats
The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds will take on the Kimball/White Lake Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wolsey-Wessington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.
Wolsey-Wessington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Parkston, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Wolsey-Wessington was ranked ninth). Wolsey-Wessington fell 30-22 to Parkston on Friday. The game marked the Warbirds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wolsey-Wessington might have lost, but man, Caleb Richmond was a machine: he rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 220 yards while completing 74.3% of his passes. 124 of those passing yards were hauled in by Moshe Richmond.
Wolsey-Wessington wouldn't let Parkston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wolsey-Wessington can thank Colin Hughes and Peyton Rainford for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Kimball/White Lake had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Gorillas with a sharp 34-14 win. The Wildkats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Wolsey-Wessington moved to 6-1 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Kimball/White Lake, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Wolsey-Wessington against Kimball/White Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 48-13 win. Will Wolsey-Wessington repeat their success, or does Kimball/White Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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