Football Preview: Fort Dorchester Patriots vs. White Knoll Timberwolves
The Fort Dorchester Patriots will head out to challenge the White Knoll Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fort Dorchester will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of South Florence. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-0.
Despite the loss, Fort Dorchester saw an underclassman step up: Mykell Warthen rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 74 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, White Knoll won against Brookland-Cayce on September 6th with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. White Knoll really took it to Cane Bay for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-13 win at home. That looming 49-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Timberwolves yet this season.
The defeat snapped Fort Dorchester's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for White Knoll, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Fort Dorchester was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of White Knoll in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White Knoll's Landon Sharpe, who threw for 182 yards and five touchdowns. Now that Fort Dorchester 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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