The Wink Wildcats will face off against the Coahoma Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Coahoma is hoping to do what Forsan couldn't on Friday: put an end to Wink's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wink simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Forsan 46-6 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Wink found their leader in underclassman Kemyd Faciane, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Faciane's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Layne Lusby, who threw for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wink was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Coahoma put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Kermit 49-21 on the road.
Jaidyn Vineyard went supernova for Coahoma, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vineyard got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 50 yards. Boyd Cox was another key player, throwing for 269 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Wink's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Coahoma, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wink has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 311.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Coahoma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wink was dealt a bruising 55-22 defeat at the hands of Coahoma in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Wink, Zack Schneider (who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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