The Wharton Wildcats will take on the Armwood Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Wharton is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Gaither on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wharton was beaten by Gaither 54-6. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Cowboys are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Armwood put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 62-3 victory over Steinbrenner. Considering the Hawks have won six matchups by more than 22 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Armwood relied on the efforts of Girard Pringle Jr., who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Rhys Brush, who threw for 251 yards and six touchdowns on only 19 passes. With that strong performance, Pringle Jr. is now averaging an impressive 110.7 rushing yards per game. Olontae Dean was Brush's top target, picking up 31 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Armwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Armwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Theo Wilson and Zamari Hall. Armwood got some further help from Jordan Bellamy: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Wharton dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Armwood, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Wharton came up short against Armwood in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 20-14. Can Wharton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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