Walton is 6-0 against Wheeler since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Walton Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Wheeler Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Walton focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Walton will head out to face Wheeler after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Walton was outmatched by Norcross at home and fell 41-14. Despite 123 more yards than the Blue Devils, the Raiders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Meanwhile, Wheeler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. The contest between them and Kell wasn't particularly close, with Wheeler falling 31-13.
Despite the loss, Wheeler got top-tier performance from Josiah Allen, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Allen's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Even though they lost, Wheeler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Walton and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Wheeler, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Walton took their win against Wheeler when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 42-16. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wheeler's Marcus Romain, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 116 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Walton still be able to contain Romain? There's only one way to find out.
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