The Wheatmore Warriors and the Providence Grove Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Wheatmore hasn't scored more than 12 points for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Wheatmore will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Eastern Randolph at home and fell 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Wildcats are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Providence Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 42-26 bruising from Southwestern Randolph.
Providence Grove's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jackson Lawver, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns, and Jackson Rhyne, who gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns. Lawver is becoming a predictor of Providence Grove's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
Wheatmore's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Providence Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Wheatmore couldn't quite finish off Providence Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Wheatmore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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