Football Preview: Petrolia Pirates vs. Windthorst Trojans
Petrolia is 0-7 against Windthorst since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Petrolia Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Windthorst Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Petrolia ended up a good deal behind Archer City and lost 35-20.
Meanwhile, Windthorst entered their tilt with Electra last Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Tigers 20-6. The 20-point effort marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Windthorst's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brock Belcher, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and Hunter Anderle, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Belcher has posted since back in November of 2023.
Windthorst was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Windthorst didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aiden Stark, Belcher, and Daxton Anderson picked up one apiece.
Windthorst pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.6 points per game. As for Petrolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Petrolia was taken down by Windthorst 41-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belcher, who threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards on only ten carries. Now that Petrolia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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