The Kimball Knights will take on the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kimball is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Kimball beat Carter 14-7.
Kimball didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markevan Cofer and Juan Aguilar. With that strong performance, Aguilar is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game. Kimball got some further help from William Carrigan: he forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wilmer-Hutchins on the road against Lincoln on Friday as the team secured a 41-12 victory. Considering the Eagles have won three contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Wilmer-Hutchins' win came down to the chemistry between Tamajae McMillon and his top target Jaheim Cummings. McMillon rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while Cummings rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Ric'Keon Washington, who picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilmer-Hutchins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Wilmer-Hutchins wouldn't let Lincoln keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Ja'Quavion Gaston led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Kimball's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
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