The Whitko Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Northwestern Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Whitko has struggled recently with 13 defeats in a row, while Northwestern will arrive with four straight victories.
Whitko's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maconaquah on Friday. They were outmatched by the Braves at home and fell 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Braves are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, Northwestern didn't have done well against Lewis Cass recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Northwestern walked away with a 64-55 win over Lewis Cass. The Tigers pushed the score to 61-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Kings cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Brock Shank, who threw for 449 yards and six touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Hayden Cook was Shank's top target, picking up 223 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Whitko's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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