Waverly unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Miami Trace Panthers on Friday, falling 42-21. The Tigers were down 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Julian Baker had an outrageously good game for Miami Trace as he rushed for 358 yards and four TDs while picking up 16.3 yards per carry. Baker's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. Cooper Enochs was another key back, rushing for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries.
Coming up, Waverly will square off against Zane Trace at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Miami Trace, they will face off against Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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