Wes-Del hasn't had much luck against Tri-Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wes-Del Warriors will challenge the Tri-Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Wes-Del is leaving town to face Tri-Central after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Wes-Del was dealt a 41-12 loss at the hands of Alexandria-Monroe on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Tigers are ranked 131st).
Brock Nauman put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Nauman wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Wes-Del was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tri-Central had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were beaten by Madison-Grant 40-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Argylls: they've now lost three in a row.
Izaiah Fowler put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tri-Central wouldn't let Madison-Grant keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tri-Central can thank Jaiton Archer and Jacob English for forcing both of them.
Wes-Del suffered a grim 26-6 defeat to Tri-Central when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-Central's Jacob Cline, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Wes-Del knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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