Football Preview: Watkins Mill Wolverines vs. Wootton Patriots
The Watkins Mill Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Wootton Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Watkins Mill is looking for their season's first win.
Watkins Mill's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Blake on Thursday. They took a blow against the Bengals, falling 46-0. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Bengals are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, Wootton's game on Thursday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Clarksburg with a 17-13 victory.
Wootton found their leader in underclassman Hunter Humphries, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to Bryan Ngouzo.
Wootton wouldn't let Clarksburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wootton can thank Grant Mcgraw and Ethan Mahoney for forcing both of them. Mcgraw is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Watkins Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Wootton, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Watkins Mill was dealt a bruising 51-14 loss at the hands of Wootton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Watkins Mill was down 23-0.
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