Football Preview: Watkins Mill Wolverines vs. Wheaton Knights
The Watkins Mill Wolverines will take on the Wheaton Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Watkins Mill is looking for their season's first victory.
Watkins Mill's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Gaithersburg on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wheaton, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 35-0 win over Northwood at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Joaquin Kavuma went supernova for Wheaton, rushing for 112 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Jayden Zielinski, who rushed for 85 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wheaton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Watkins Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wheaton, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2.
Watkins Mill strolled past Wheaton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 27-13. Does Watkins Mill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheaton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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