Football Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. Shady Spring Tigers
The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will challenge the Shady Spring Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Wheeling Central Catholic will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in October (they won by 37) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-27 victory over Toronto. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Maroon Knights have posted since September 1, 2023.
Nico Kusic continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Shady Spring entered their tilt with WestSide last Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Renegades as they made off with a 35-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Wheeling Central Catholic pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Shady Spring, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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