The Providence Grove Patriots and the Wheatmore Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Providence Grove is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Friday, Providence Grove ended up a good deal behind Southwestern Randolph and lost 42-26.
Despite the loss, Providence Grove had strong showings from Jackson Lawver, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns, and Jackson Rhyne, who gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Rhyne a new career-high in rushing yards (69).
Meanwhile, a win for Wheatmore just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Eastern Randolph 49-6. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Providence Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Wheatmore, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Providence Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheatmore in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 14-12. Will Providence Grove repeat their success, or does Wheatmore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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