The Wakeland Wolverines will take on the Newman Smith Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Newman Smith is hoping to do what Sherman couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Wakeland's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Wakeland took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Sherman. The contest marked the Wolverines' most dominant win of the season.
Jayden Maples was his usual excellent self, throwing for 253 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Grayson Myer was Maples' top target, picking up 111 receiving yards.
Wakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Newman Smith made easy work of Creekview on Friday and carried off a 38-12 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Newman Smith's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Wakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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