Football Preview: Wray Eagles vs. North Fork Miners
The Wray Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the North Fork Miners at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Wray humbled Wiggins with a 42-7 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Tigers are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wray can attribute much of their success to Casey Midcap, who rushed for 42 yards and three touchdowns, and Wyatt Fonte, who picked up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown. Midcap also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Wray didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaron Tena and Austin Collins. Samuel Meisner was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Wray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for North Fork against Roaring Fork last Friday as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Miners.
North Fork's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Payson Miller was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
North Fork is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Wray, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Sunday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Wray has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 267.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 347.3. It's looking like Sunday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Wray's way against North Fork when the teams last played back in November of 2020, as Wray made off with a 38-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wray since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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