Football Preview: Wilson Bulldogs vs. J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado
Wilson has gone 10-0 against J.P. McCaskey recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wilson Bulldogs will welcome the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilson has five straight victories, J.P. McCaskey has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wilson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-0 win over Penn Manor. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Correll Akings and Madyx Gruber were among the main playmakers for Wilson as the former gained 129 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Wilson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Monty Greer and Gruber.
Meanwhile, a victory for J.P. McCaskey just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 49-18 loss at the hands of Cedar Crest. While losing is never fun, the Red Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Falcons are ranked 103rd).
Wilson's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for J.P. McCaskey, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Wilson against J.P. McCaskey in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 47-20 victory. In that matchup, Wilson amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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