Wardlaw Academy is 3-0 against Oakbrook Prep since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wardlaw Academy Patriots and the Oakbrook Prep Knights are set to duel. Wardlaw Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
Wardlaw Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: King Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Wardlaw Academy was ranked third). Wardlaw Academy came out on top against King Academy by a score of 34-26 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly eight points.
It was another big night for Colt Bailey, who rushed for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wardlaw Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Wardlaw Academy wouldn't let King Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wardlaw Academy can thank Jon Rodgers and Ryan Rosier for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Rosier is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Oakbrook Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against Laurens Academy, falling 50-20.
Wardlaw Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Oakbrook Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Wardlaw Academy's way against Oakbrook Prep in their previous matchup back in September, as Wardlaw Academy made off with a 58-34 win. Does Wardlaw Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakbrook Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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