Wheatland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Bear River Bruins as the Wheatland Pirates made off with a 27-7 victory. Considering the Pirates have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Wheatland came from Joseph Franklin, Jordan James, and Dominic Shafer.
Wheatland's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Konley Cova was the leader with three sacks. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 91. Wheatland got some further help from Isaac Martin: he picked up 0.5 sacks, made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Wheatland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Wheatland's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bear River, they dropped their record down to 3-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wheatland will venture away from home to take on Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lincoln: 11.2, Wheatland: 5.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Bear River, they will be playing at home against Oakmont at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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