The Wolfe City Wolves and the Tioga Bulldogs will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tioga is hoping to do what Whitewright couldn't on Friday: put an end to Wolfe City's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Wolfe City breezed by Whitewright to the tune of 70-28. The Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Hd Davis, who rushed for 350 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennon Russell, who picked up 94 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Wolfe City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Wolfe City wouldn't let Whitewright keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Russell was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Tioga came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 50-24 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Tioga had established a 21 point advantage.
Tioga relied on the efforts of Johnny Dorpinghaus, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jonathan Hernandez, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Hernandez has posted since back in November of 2023.
Wolfe City pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Tioga, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Wolfe City has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 344 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Tioga has preferred to attack from the air: they average 315.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Wolfe City against Tioga in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 46-14 win. Will Wolfe City repeat their success, or does Tioga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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