On Thursday Oak Ridge will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Windermere Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oak Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against University on Monday as Oak Ridge made off with a 47-26 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pioneers just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Oak Ridge's win came down to the chemistry between Taylor Crane and his top target Ashton Collins. Crane threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Collins gained 131 total yards and three touchdowns. Collins' longest reception was for an incredible 75 yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Donnell Huey Iii, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Windermere put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lake Buena Vista 42-7 at home. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 35 points or more this season.
Windermere's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jack Reilly, who threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Reilly is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Bryce Speed was another key player, gaining 140 total yards and a touchdown.
Oak Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Windermere, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Thursday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Crane and Reilly. Crane has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 163.5 passing yards and has 14 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Reilly has averaged 212.3 passing yards and has 17 passing touchdowns on the season.
Oak Ridge beat Windermere 14-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Windermere have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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