Football Preview: Port Edwards Blackhawks vs. Owen-Withee Blackhawks
The Port Edwards Blackhawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Owen-Withee Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Port Edwards earned a 38-26 victory over Tri-County.
Meanwhile, Owen-Withee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Gilman 24-22. The 24-point effort marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Dominic Sherwood had a dynamite game for Owen-Withee, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Those 139 rushing yards gave Sherwood a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Owen-Withee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Owen-Withee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Sherwood, Colin Fritz, and Tim Stock picked up one apiece.
Port Edwards pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Owen-Withee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
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