Football Preview: Archer City Wildcats vs. Windthorst Trojans
Archer City is 0-9 against Windthorst since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Archer City Wildcats will host the Windthorst Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Archer City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Munday 57-12 on the road last Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
Landon Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 116 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Archer City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaac Dieguez and Smith. Archer City got some further help from Luke Deerinwater: he made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 400 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Windthorst got themselves on the board against Munday on Friday, but Munday never followed suit. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 62-0 win over the Moguls. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Windthorst found their leader in underclassman Brock Belcher, who threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns. Those 293 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Belcher. Jaxon Stark was another key player, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Archer City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Windthorst, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Archer City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 401.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Windthorst struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Archer City and Windthorst were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Archer City suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belcher, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Archer City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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