After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Stratford, Weyauwega-Fremont was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Marathon Red Raiders 36-6 at home. The matchup marked the Warhawks' most dominant victory of the season.
Weyauwega-Fremont was led to victory by Kameron Zielke and Dawson Lind. Zielke rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while Lind rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Lind also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and forcing a fumble.
Weyauwega-Fremont wouldn't let Marathon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Weyauwega-Fremont can thank Lind and Aidon Lederhaus for forcing both of them. Lederhaus also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weyauwega-Fremont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
The win got Weyauwega-Fremont back to even at 3-3. As for Marathon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Weyauwega-Fremont will venture away from home to take on Amherst at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Amherst's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Marathon, they will welcome Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Marathon surely won't give up without a fight.
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