The Whiting Oilers are taking a road trip to face off against the Wheeler Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Whiting has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Wheeler will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Whiting ended up a good deal behind Boone Grove and lost 47-28. The Oilers gained 67 more yards on the day, but it was the Wolves that made the best use of them.
Whiting might have lost, but man, Austin White was a machine: he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns. 149 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kamron Patterson.
Even though they lost, Whiting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wheeler humbled Calumet New Tech with a 43-8 victory. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 31 points or more this season.
Whiting's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Wheeler, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Whiting was taken down by Wheeler 35-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wheeler's Jayden Ortiz, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Whiting knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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