The Warsaw Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against Pleasant Hope/Halfway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warsaw has eight straight wins, Pleasant Hope/Halfway has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Warsaw took their match at home with ease, bagging a 40-7 victory over Midway. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Harvath and Garrett Ferguson were among the main playmakers for Warsaw as the former rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 188 rushing yards gave Harvath a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Warsaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Warsaw's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Drake Murrell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Pleasant Hope/Halfway's offense. They were dealt a 62-0 loss at the hands of Hayti on Friday. The contest marked the first time this season in which Pleasant Hope/Halfway was not able to get on the board.
Warsaw's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Pleasant Hope/Halfway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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