Football Preview: Welch Wildcats vs. Medford Cardinals
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the Medford Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Medford is hoping to do what Oaks-Mission couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Welch's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Welch really took it to Oaks-Mission for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-0 victory at home. The Wildcats pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Mason Clinton, who rushed for 281 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Welch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Welch wouldn't let Oaks-Mission keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Khol Lynch led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Medford got themselves on the board against Watts on Thursday, but Watts never followed suit. They breezed by the Engineers on the road to the tune of 48-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their two-point performance the matchup before.
Welch's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Medford, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Welch didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Medford in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. Will Welch repeat their success, or does Medford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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