After each having a week off, the Wesleyan Wolves and the St. Francis Knights will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesleyan will be strutting in after a win while St. Francis will be coming in after a loss.
Wesleyan's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-0 victory over Business Engineering Science Tech at home. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Eagles are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Brown was his usual excellent self, throwing for 287 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Wesleyan also got help from Carter Hayes, who showed off his sure hands for 98 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lanier Christian Academy.
Wesleyan pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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