A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against the Wilson Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Ontario was able to grind out a solid victory over Azusa, taking the game 14-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
The critical scores for Ontario came from Samuel Abajuo and Xavier Hubbard.
Ontario was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 200.7.
Meanwhile, Wilson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Nobles with points to spare, taking the game 52-36. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this matchup were averaging 11.43 points allowed.
Dominic Ezeonye was his usual excellent self, rushing for 244 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
Wilson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Lewis and Ethan Gomez. Wilson got some further help from Rene Catarino: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Ontario's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Wilson, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Ontario's way against Wilson when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as Ontario made off with a 53-27 win. Will Ontario repeat their success, or does Wilson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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