The Wheeler Bearcats will square off against the Whiting Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheeler has five straight wins, Whiting has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Wheeler took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 43-8 victory over Calumet New Tech. Considering the Bearcats have won three matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Whiting lost to Boone Grove on the road by a 47-28 margin on Friday. Despite 67 more yards than the Wolves, the Oilers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Austin White and Mark Rowland. Rowland had a great game and threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, White was balling out in the loss, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 304 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Whiting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Wheeler's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Whiting, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Wheeler against Whiting in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Does Wheeler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whiting turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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