Football Preview: Wright City Wildcats vs. Veritas Christian Academy Eagles
The Wright City Wildcats will square off against the Veritas Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Veritas Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wright City, who comes in off a win.
If Veritas Christian Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Wright City took over last week. Wright City enjoyed a cozy 34-20 victory over Mark Twain on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Duan McRoberts Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Kayden Allison was another key player, picking up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wright City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-7, which was the final score in Veritas Christian Academy's tilt against Confluence Prep Academy/Grand Center Arts Academy on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wright City now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Veritas Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Wright City beat Veritas Christian Academy 28-17 in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Will Wright City repeat their success, or does Veritas Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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