Football Preview: Walkertown Wolfpack vs. T.W. Andrews Red Raiders
The Walkertown Wolfpack will venture away from home to take on the T.W. Andrews Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Walkertown is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Davidson just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to the Black Knights. The loss was the Wolfpack's first of the season.
Despite the loss, Walkertown got top-tier performance from Cam Kelly, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns. Kelly is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season. Mitrend Curry also helped out with an impressive 151 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Walkertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, T.W. Andrews was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against West Stokes, falling 33-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Red Raiders were not able to get on the board.
Having lost for the first time this season, Walkertown fell to 3-1. As for T.W. Andrews, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Walkertown has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like T.W. Andrews struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.6. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Walkertown was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of T.W. Andrews in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Walkertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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