The Whitehouse Wildcats will host the Marshall Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Two weeks ago, Whitehouse didn't have too much trouble with Hallsville as they won 49-30.
Carter McLaughlin was a one-man wrecking crew for Whitehouse as he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Za?Majeigh Mosley was another key player, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Whitehouse didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaden Mackey, Cameron Williams, and Julius Simms picked up one apiece. Williams has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last six times he's played. Whitehouse got some further help from Daylon Hester: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Whitehouse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Marshall against Hallsville on Friday as the team secured a 35-7 victory. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
Marshall had a senior duo take command as Semaj Gatson rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and Isaiah Bush rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Marshall pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Whitehouse, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Whitehouse has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Marshall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 300.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Whitehouse couldn't quite finish off Marshall in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 30-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gatson, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Whitehouse knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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