Hempfield hasn't had much luck against Wilson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hempfield Black Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Wilson Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hempfield's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Penn Manor at home to the tune of 36-0. Given the Black Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Comets are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wilson entered their tilt with Governor Mifflin on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 43-20 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Madyx Gruber continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 232 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 204 yards while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Michael Glover.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Hempfield back to even at 3-3. As for Wilson, their record is now 5-1.
Things could have been worse for Hempfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-34 loss to Wilson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Hempfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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