Football Preview: Wilson Prep Tigers vs. Southeast Halifax Trojans
The Wilson Prep Tigers will challenge the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Wilson Prep sitting on six straight wins and Southeast Halifax on three.
Wilson Prep's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rocky Mount Prep, posting a 40-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Wilson Prep came from Nazir Vines, Tyquan Whitaker, Manny Dickens, Xavier Williams, and Jeremiah Williams.
Wilson Prep's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Jordan Hamm was especially locked on to Rocky Mount Prep's QB and sacked him three times. Hamm also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Meanwhile, Southeast Halifax hadn't done well against Northampton County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Southeast Halifax took down Northampton County 26-8.
Wilson Prep's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Southeast Halifax, their record now sits at 4-5.
Wilson Prep strolled past Southeast Halifax in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilson Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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