Football Preview: Wellington Dukes vs. Oberlin The Phoenix
Wellington has gone 6-0 against Oberlin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wellington Dukes will look to defend their home field against the Oberlin The Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Wellington and 16 for Oberlin dating back to last season.
Wellington is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Columbia on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wellington lost 33-7 to Columbia.
Despite the defeat, Wellington had strong showings from Johnnie Kinter, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Landon Wright, who threw for 200 yards and a touchdown. Kinter is becoming a predictor of Wellington's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Oberlin took a blow against Black River on Friday, falling 42-7.
Wellington's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Oberlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Wellington against Oberlin in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 56-6 win. In that contest, Wellington amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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