The Wilmington Hurricane are taking a road trip to take on the Western Brown Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Wilmington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to New Richmond for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-14 win at home. With the Hurricane ahead 35-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Western Brown had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Goshen. That looming 42-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Broncos yet this season.
It was another big night for Brady Sutton, who threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 100 yards on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of Western Brown's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Alex Weber was in the mix as well, providing Western Brown with three touchdowns.
Western Brown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucas Powell and Austin Sandefur. Powell also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 145. Western Brown got some further help from Tye Spaulding: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Western Brown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Wilmington now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Western Brown, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Wilmington strolled past Western Brown when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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