The Wheeling Park Patriots will take on the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wheeling Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked first at the time (Wheeling Park was ranked eighth). The Patriots lost 28-7 to the Mohigans on Friday. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fairmont Senior, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Buckhannon-Upshur, posting a 61-30 win. The victory continues a trend for the Polar Bears in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won five in a row.
Fairmont Senior found their leader in sophomore Anthony Smith, who threw for 392 yards and six TDs while picking up 17.8 yards per attempt. Tarran Boda helped Smith out on the ground, picking up 52 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 55 yards and one score.
Fairmont Senior was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Wheeling Park's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2. As for Fairmont Senior, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Wheeling Park suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Fairmont Senior in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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