Football Preview: Timnath Cubs vs. Wellington Eagles
Timnath has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Wellington Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wellington took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Timnath, who comes in off a win.
Timnath is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Hinkley at home to the tune of 55-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cubs considering their nine-point performance the matchup before.
Timnath wouldn't let Hinkley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Timnath can thank R.J. (Ryan) Thomson and Max Kolczak for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Wellington didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain View on Thursday and fell 20-17. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Wellington got top-tier performance from Tanner Gray, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Gray has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Timnath's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Wellington, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Timnath took a serious blow against Wellington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 50-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gray, who rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Now that Timnath knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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