Wellington has gone 6-1 against Jupiter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wellington Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Jupiter Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wellington's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Dr. Joaquin Garcia by a score of 7-0. The seven-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Wellington can attribute much of their success to Tyree Pearson, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Wellington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Crocker and Jake List. Julian Riaboukha was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jupiter). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Suncoast 44-13 on the road. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 28.5 points per game.
Andrew Embick had a dynamite game for Jupiter, throwing for 194 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
The victory made it two in a row for Wellington and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Jupiter, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Wellington was able to grind out a solid victory over Jupiter in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 21-11. Does Wellington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jupiter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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