The Wheeling Park Patriots will face off against the Huntington Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wheeling Park comes in on four and Huntington on nine.
Wheeling Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Musselman a 43-0 shutout. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Applemen are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brennan Wack was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Jay Bordas was another key player, throwing for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Huntington took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 56-28 victory over University. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won eight games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Wheeling Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.7 points per game. As for Huntington, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Wheeling Park took a serious blow against Huntington when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 48-21. Can Wheeling Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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