The Wakefield Trojans will take on the Pender Pendragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wakefield fought the good fight in their overtime game against Tri County Northeast on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 26-20 to the Wolfpack. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pender entered their tilt with Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Bluejays 52-28. The Pendragons pushed the score to 38-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bluejays had little chance of recovering from.
Wakefield better keep an eye on Trevor Trimble. He was instrumental in Pender's win, rushing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Trimble a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Houstin Holloway, who rushed for 56 yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pender proved: they limited Guardian Angels Central Catholic to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Jake Schuster for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pender hasn't allowed more than 5.5 yards per carry in three consecutive contests.
Pender didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reece Heineman and Owen Larsen.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Wakefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Wakefield was dealt a bruising 59-11 loss at the hands of Pender in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Trojans, Owen Kneifl (who rushed for 199 yards and four TDs on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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