The Wheeling Park Patriots will host the Butler Golden Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Wheeling Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Fairmont Senior, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Wheeling Park was ranked eighth). Wheeling Park lost 34-14 to Fairmont Senior on Friday.
Although Wheeling Park took the loss, they still got scores from Brennan Wack and Kolin Wiley.
Wheeling Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jameson Maynard and Cazh Campbell.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Butler, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Taylor Allderdice a 7-0 shutout on Thursday.
Wheeling Park's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Butler, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Wheeling Park has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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