Football Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. Carrick Raiders
The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Carrick Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wheeling Central Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Wheeling Central Catholic's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Catholic Central's usually-dominant defense. Wheeling Central Catholic took their game at home with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over Catholic Central. Considering the Maroon Knights have won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wheeling Central Catholic can attribute much of their success to Caleb Golden, who gained 103 total yards and two touchdowns, and Isaac Martin, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Golden showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards. Another player making a difference was Nico Kusic, who threw for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Carrick hadn't done well against Perry Traditional Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Carrick snuck past Perry Traditional Academy with a 16-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Carrick, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Wheeling Central Catholic against Carrick in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 34-0 win. Will Wheeling Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Carrick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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