John Marshall is 0-9 against Wheeling Park since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The John Marshall Monarchs will venture away from home to challenge the Wheeling Park Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, John Marshall earned a 34-21 victory over Point Pleasant.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeling Park). They came out on top against Talawanda by a score of 49-36 two weeks ago. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in West Virginia, while the Brave are ranked 303rd in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Brennan Wack, who rushed for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jay Bordas, who threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Wheeling Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points per game. As for John Marshall, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
John Marshall might still be hurting after the 31-7 defeat they got from Wheeling Park when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point John Marshall was down 28-0.
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