Two dominant signal callers in Kai Imahara and Jack Freehill are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wilcox Chargers will be playing at home against the Menlo School Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilcox will be strutting in after a win while Menlo School will be coming in after a loss.
Wilcox is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Sacred Heart Prep on Saturday. The Chargers took down the Gators 35-17. The victory continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won three in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilcox to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Vallejo, who rushed for 76 yards and one score.
Wilcox's run defense was locked in: Sacred Heart Prep could only muster 2.8 yards per carry. While three picked up at least three total tackles, Kyree Brown stood above the rest. He picked up 16 receiving yards and one TD. Wilcox is a perfect 3-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last seven games, Menlo School finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They were beaten by Los Gatos 28-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-3. As for Menlo School, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Wilcox strolled past Menlo School when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-14. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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