The Williamstown Yellowjackets will take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Williamstown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Moorefield as Williamstown made off with a 47-21 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Yellowjackets considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 41-20 victory. With the Maroon Knights ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Kade Koroneos continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards. Isaac Martin was in the mix too, providing Wheeling Central Catholic with two touchdowns.
Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Wheeling Central Catholic pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Williamstown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Williamstown was able to grind out a solid win over Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, winning 36-25. Will Williamstown repeat their success, or does Wheeling Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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