The Pender Pendragons will head out on the road to face off against the Wisner-Pilger Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Pender took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 59-11 win over Wakefield. The result was nothing new for the Pendragons, who have now won three games by 24 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Owen Kneifl, who rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Trevor Trimble, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
Pender didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trimble and Lane Kelly. The dominant performance gave Trimble a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wisner-Pilger's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 45-26 bruising from Guardian Angels Central Catholic.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Wisner-Pilger, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went Pender's way against Wisner-Pilger in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Pender made off with a 33-12 win. Will Pender repeat their success, or does Wisner-Pilger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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