Wheatland and Oakmont met for a duel on Friday where Wheatland prevailed. The Wheatland Pirates took down the Oakmont Vikings 26-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wheatland's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kai Leibrich and Konley Cova, who racked up four sacks between them. Wheatland got some further help from Isaac Martin: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Wheatland's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Oakmont, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wheatland will play host again on Friday to welcome Calaveras, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Wheatland's defense has only allowed 10.3 points per game this season, so Calaveras' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Oakmont, they will welcome Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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