Football Preview: West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars vs. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans
The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Greene, posting a 60-8 victory at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Spartans are ranked 421st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryker Ford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown on perfect 6-for-6 passing. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 406 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Camp Point Central.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 211.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] against Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
