The Whiteville Wolfpack's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Heide Trask Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Whiteville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Clinton. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Meanwhile, Heide Trask put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past West Columbus 52-0 on the road. Considering the Titans have won four contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heide Trask was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Heide Trask's defense and their six sacks. Sherrod Henderson was especially locked on to West Columbus' QB and sacked him twice.
Whiteville's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Heide Trask, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Whiteville against Heide Trask in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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