The Delhi Hawks have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Waterford Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Delhi's defense has only allowed 8.1 points per game this season, so Waterford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Delhi will bounce into Friday's match after beating Mariposa County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Delhi's defense stepped up to hand Mariposa County a 10-0 shutout last Friday.
Delhi didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Diego Cardenas and Antonio Gutierrez.
Meanwhile, Waterford strolled past Gustine with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-19.
Alex Wolfe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 181 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Waterford also got a significant boost from Lincoln Wagner, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Waterford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Delhi is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Waterford, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Delhi has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Waterford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 159.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Delhi came up short against Waterford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 19-9. Can Delhi avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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