The Wheaton Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Watkins Mill Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheaton will be strutting in after a victory while Watkins Mill will be coming in after a loss.
Wheaton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 win over Northwood at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Joaquin Kavuma had a dynamite game for Wheaton, rushing for 112 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Backing up that air attack was Jayden Zielinski, who rushed for 85 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wheaton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Watkins Mill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of Gaithersburg.
Wheaton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Watkins Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Things could have been worse for Wheaton, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-13 loss to Watkins Mill when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Wheaton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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