Football Preview: Gregory Gorillas vs. Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds
The Gregory Gorillas's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gregory is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 44-16 win over Stanley County on the road.
Meanwhile, Wolsey-Wessington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Platte/Geddes 36-14. Given the Warbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Black Panthers are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caleb Richmond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Moshe Richmond, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wolsey-Wessington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gregory's record is now 2-3. As for Wolsey-Wessington, their record now sits at 4-0.
Gregory ended up a good deal behind Wolsey-Wessington when the teams last played back in August of 2023, losing 48-32. Can Gregory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
