Wakeland has gone 8-2 against Heritage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wakeland Wolverines will host the Heritage Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wakeland is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Centennial.
Wakeland can attribute much of their success to Jayden Maples, who threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. Aidan Poole helped Maples out on the ground, rushing for 116 yards, while also picking up 48 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They blew past Sherman 49-24 on Thursday. With that win, the Coyotes brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Heritage can attribute much of their success to Denzel Okekeuche, who gained 170 total yards and three touchdowns, and Vincent Hooper, who gained 149 total yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Okekeuche is now averaging an impressive 107.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Greek, who threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
The victory got Wakeland back to even at 3-3. As for Heritage, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Poole and Okekeuche. Poole has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 108.8 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Okekeuche has averaged 107.2 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for Wakeland against Heritage in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-21 win. Does Wakeland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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