Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Hersey Huskies 61-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Huskies are ranked 57th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hersey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colton Gumino, who threw for 220 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Brandon Jenkins helped Gumino out on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hersey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Wheeling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hersey, they will welcome Prospect at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hersey is on a three-game streak of home wins, Prospect a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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