Football Preview: Williams Yellowjackets vs. Biggs Wolverines
The Williams Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Biggs Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Williams is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Williams is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Quincy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Williams lost 38-16 to Quincy.
Manny Rolon put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Biggs). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-19 victory over Los Molinos. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Biggs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Biggs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Austin Steele led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Biggs is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Williams' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Biggs, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Williams has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Biggs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Williams ended up a good deal behind Biggs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 28-14. Can Williams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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