The Wiley Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Cheraw Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Wiley finally turned things around against Walsh on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 48-46. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Wiley found their leader in underclassman Grant Mauch, who threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Mauch a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brenden Campbell, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wiley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cheraw suffered their closest defeat since August 26, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Eads by a score of 40-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Wiley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Cheraw, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
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