The Wink Wildcats will square off against the Coahoma Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Coahoma is hoping to do what Forsan couldn't on Friday: put an end to Wink's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wink blew past Forsan 46-6 at home. Considering the Wildcats have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wink found their leader in underclassman Kemyd Faciane, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Faciane's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Layne Lusby, who threw for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wink was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Coahoma put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Kermit for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-21 win on the road.
Jaidyn Vineyard went supernova for Coahoma, rushing for 116 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vineyard was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards. Boyd Cox was another key player, throwing for 269 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Wink's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Coahoma, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Wink took a serious blow against Coahoma in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, falling 55-22. Thankfully for Wink, Zack Schneider (who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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