The Wellington Eagles will square off against the Timnath Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wellington will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 42-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 20-17. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Wellington got top-tier performance from Tanner Gray, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Gray has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Timnath never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Hinkley at home to the tune of 55-0. The Cubs pushed the score to 48-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Thunder had no chance of recovering from.
Timnath's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kyler Jiron and Max Kolczak.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wellington fell to 2-1. As for Timnath, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Wellington against Timnath when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 50-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wellington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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