Wheeler has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Wheeler: 14.9, Andrean: 14.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Wheeler is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 13-7 W over Boone Grove. The 13-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jayden Ortiz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Tyne Vettickal also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Andrean). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Whiting. Considering the Fighting 59ers have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Gonzales and he. Gonzales rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries while he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 126 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Andrean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 78.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 206.3.
Wheeler pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Andrean, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Wheeler has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Andrean, though, as they've been averaging only 90.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Wheeler was taken down by Andrean 44-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wheeler was down 30-0.
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