Whitney hasn't had much luck against Oak Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Whitney Wildcats will head out to square off against the Oak Ridge Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Whitney is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 69-7 loss at the hands of Folsom. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Ridge). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 71-0 win over Davis Sr. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Oak Ridge can attribute much of their success to Thorne Watson, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Jasen Womack, who gained 108 total yards and two touchdowns. Womack really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Tyler Andujar got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Issac Pierce and Andujar. The dominant performance also gave Andujar a new career-high in rushing yards.
Whitney's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Oak Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Whitney might still be hurting after the 35-9 defeat they got from Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Whitney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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