The Wheatland Pirates will play host again on Friday to welcome the Calaveras Red Hawks, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Wheatland's defense has only allowed 10.3 points per game this season, so Calaveras' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Wheatland didn't have too much trouble with Oakmont as they won 26-9.
Wheatland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oakmont only rushed for 25.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wheatland's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kai Leibrich and Konley Cova, who racked up four sacks between them. Wheatland got some further help from Isaac Martin: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Calaveras never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to Bret Harte for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 victory. The Red Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Calaveras is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.7 points per game. As for Wheatland, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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