The Wright City Wildcats will head out to challenge the North Callaway Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wright City is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Montgomery County just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Montgomery County.
Wright City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Henke and Terrence Love.
Meanwhile, North Callaway waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Indians 50-8. With the Thunderbirds ahead 36-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Wright City better focus on containing Kellen Long and Coltyn O'Neal as the pair were huge in North Callaway's win. Long gained 200 total yards, while O'Neal threw for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Those 188 passing yards gave O'Neal a new career-high.
North Callaway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
North Callaway's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Wright City, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
Wright City came up short against North Callaway when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 46-42. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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