Pinkston hasn't had much luck against Wilmer-Hutchins recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m.
Pinkston is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Thursday. They fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 19-16. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since September 29, 2023.
The losing side was boosted by Coleman Oby, who rushed for 146 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 146 rushing yards.
Wilmer-Hutchins never got on the board in their matchup back in September, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Conrad last Friday. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 40-16 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Tamajae McMillon was his usual excellent self, throwing for 431 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 42 yards. Jaheim Cummings was McMillon's top target, picking up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Wilmer-Hutchins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of De'Traviean Leadon and Christopher Wade.
Pinkston's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Pinkston took a serious blow against Wilmer-Hutchins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 40-8. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pinkston was down 27-0.
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