The Wakeland Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Reedy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wakeland took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-32 victory over Lebanon Trail. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 547th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aidan Poole went supernova for Wakeland, rushing for 268 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Poole a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Maples, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Reedy on the road against Sherman on Friday as the team secured a 44-7 win.
Wakeland now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Reedy, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Wakeland came up short against Reedy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reedy's Triston Airy, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that Wakeland 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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