The Wheatley Wildcats will face off against the Stafford Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheatley is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Wheatley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kashmere 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests by 41 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Stafford beat Needville 17-10 on Friday.
Stafford got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zachary Brown out in front who threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Another pass catcher making a difference was Christian Getz, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Stafford's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Emmanuel Osom was especially locked on to Needville's QB and sacked him twice. Osom has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Stafford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Wheatley, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Wheatley came up short against Stafford when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 18-14. Can Wheatley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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