Football Preview: South Harrison Hawks vs. Wahama White Falcons
South Harrison has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Wahama White Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Harrison will head out to face Wahama after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. South Harrison lost 26-6 to Doddridge County. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Wahama put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Ritchie County for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-7 victory at home. Fans of the White Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wahama to victory, but perhaps none more so than Connor Lambert, who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Lambert's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Reezin Stitt, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wahama was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Wahama didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cooper Roush, Deangelo Thompson, and Ricky Jordan picked up one apiece.
South Harrison's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for Wahama, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Harrison took a serious blow against Wahama in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 70-20. Can South Harrison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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