Football Preview: Laurel Spartans vs. Wise Pumas
Laurel is 0-7 against Wise since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Laurel Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wise Pumas at 7:00 p.m.
Wise is facing Laurel at the wrong time: Laurel suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Bulldogs , falling 36-13. The Spartans' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Wise entered their tilt with Oxon Hill on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 56-6 victory over the Clippers on the road. The game marked the Pumas' most dominant win of the season so far.
A big part of Wise's victory came down to the chemistry between Eric Wedge Iii and his top target Kameron Parker. Wedge Iii threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while Parker rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Parker a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Nelson, who gained 75 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Laurel's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wise, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Laurel was dealt a bruising 84-0 defeat at the hands of Wise in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nelson, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Laurel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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