Football Preview: Gregory Gorillas vs. Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds
The Gregory Gorillas are on the road again on Friday to play the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gregory is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Stanley County on the road to the tune of 44-16 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Wolsey-Wessington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Platte/Geddes with a sharp 36-14 win. 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 was his usual excellent self, 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 now sits at 2-3. As for Wolsey-Wessington, their record now sits at 4-0.
Things could have been worse for Gregory, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-32 loss to Wolsey-Wessington when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Gregory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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