Oakbrook Prep is 0-3 against Wardlaw Academy since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Oakbrook Prep Knights and the Wardlaw Academy Patriots are set to duel.
Oakbrook Prep is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game last Friday. They were beaten by Laurens Academy 50-20.
Meanwhile, Wardlaw Academy faced King Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Wardlaw Academy walked away with a 34-26 win over King Academy. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly eight points.
Colt Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wardlaw Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Wardlaw Academy wouldn't let King Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wardlaw Academy can thank Jon Rodgers and Ryan Rosier for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Rosier is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Oakbrook Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Wardlaw Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Oakbrook Prep might still be hurting after the 58-34 defeat they got from Wardlaw Academy when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bailey, who rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Now that Oakbrook Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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