The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds will square off against the Gregory Gorillas on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gregory is hoping to do what Platte/Geddes couldn't on Friday: put an end to Wolsey-Wessington's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Wolsey-Wessington's way against Platte/Geddes as Wolsey-Wessington made off with a 36-14 win. Considering the Warbirds have won three contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caleb Richmond was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Moshe Richmond was Caleb's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wolsey-Wessington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gregory). They claimed a resounding 44-16 victory over Stanley County on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Gorillas considering their eight-point performance the match before.
Wolsey-Wessington's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Gregory, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Wolsey-Wessington strolled past Gregory in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 48-32. Does Wolsey-Wessington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gregory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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