Football Game Preview: West Carroll Thunder vs. Orangeville Broncos

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 2:22am

Football Preview: West Carroll Thunder vs. Orangeville Broncos

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The West Carroll Thunder will head out to square off against the Orangeville Broncos at 1:14 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

West Carroll will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Christian Life/Keith Country Day/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy on Friday. West Carroll claimed a resounding 56-21 victory over Christian Life/Keith Country Day/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy on the road. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 35 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Raef Pickard-Schintgen, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Townsend, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.

Meanwhile, Orangeville faced Hiawatha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Orangeville's way against Hiawatha as Orangeville made off with a 42-22 win. The victory was nothing new for the Broncos as they're now sitting on three straight.

West Carroll's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Orangeville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

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