The Wolfe City Wolves will face off against the Collinsville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wolfe City's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Celeste 62-0 on the road. The Wolves pushed the score to 55-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils had no chance of recovering from.
Hd Davis had a dynamite game for Wolfe City, rushing for 245 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Davis has posted since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Carson Herron, who threw for 131 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wolfe City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Wolfe City wouldn't let Celeste keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Howey, Chris Herron, and Daniel Guillen picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Collinsville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Callisburg with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Wildcats are ranked 739th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett Trevino and Jaxon Jenkins were among the main playmakers for Collinsville as the former rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and the latter threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Trevino got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Wolfe City's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Collinsville, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Wolfe City and Collinsville were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, but Wolfe City came up empty-handed after a 15-14 defeat. Will Wolfe City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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