The Whitewater Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Luella Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Whitewater is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Whitewater's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past McDonough's usually-dominant defense. Whitewater breezed by McDonough to the tune of 33-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Among those leading the charge was Jaelyn Stanley, who threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Whitewater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Emma Morgan and Lynn Thompson.
Meanwhile, Luella came up short against Woodland on Thursday and fell 20-7. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Whitewater has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for Luella, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Whitewater's way against Luella when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Whitewater made off with a 26-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitewater since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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