Whitewater hasn't had much luck against Sandy Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Whitewater Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Sandy Creek Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Whitewater duked it out withSpalding on Friday. Whitewater took a hard 28-14 fall against Spalding. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Fayette County. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Sandy Creek found their leader in underclassman JT Austin, who picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards. Sandy Creek also got a significant boost from Omari Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sandy Creek's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Austin was especially locked on to Fayette County's QB and sacked him three times.
Whitewater now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Sandy Creek, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Whitewater was dealt a bruising 52-0 defeat at the hands of Sandy Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Thankfully for Whitewater, Matthew Williams (who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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