Williamsville has gone 9-1 against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Williamsville Bullets are taking a road trip to face off against the New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Williamsville sitting on three straight wins and New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly on seven (dating back to last season).
Williamsville is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Athens: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Williamsville blew Athens out of the water with a 52-6 final score. Considering the Bullets have won three games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Williamsville can attribute much of their success to Braddock Cates, who gained 175 total yards and three touchdowns, and Gage Paul, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Paul's longest rush was for an incredible 91 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Williamsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Olympia by a score of 21-14.
Clark Anthony Nelson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Drew Johnson, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly wouldn't let Olympia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly can thank Blake Hermes and Brady Crews for forcing both of them.
Williamsville pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly, their record now sits at 6-0.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Cates and Anthony Nelson. Cates has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 144.3 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Anthony Nelson has averaged 137.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Williamsville strolled past New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 56-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly's Lucas Bixby, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Williamsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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