Football Preview: Idalia Wolves vs. Hi-Plains Patriots
The Idalia Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Hi-Plains Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Idalia has three straight wins, Hi-Plains has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Idalia is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cheylin: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Idalia blew Cheylin out of the water with a 77-19 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-13.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Idalia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Idalia's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Garret Drullinger and Broderick Kite who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Drullinger is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hi-Plains was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 25-19 to Flagler.
Idalia pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hi-Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Idalia against Hi-Plains when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 73-6 win. In that match, Idalia amassed a halftime lead of 60-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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