The Wolfe City Wolves will challenge the Timpson Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Wolfe City came up short against Collinsville and fell 54-42. The loss was the Wolves' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Wolfe City got top-tier performance from Hd Davis, who rushed for 347 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Davis has posted since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brennon Russell, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Wolfe City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of 18 wins dating back to last season, Timpson's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a blow against Westwood, falling 63-34. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wolfe City fell to 2-1. As for Timpson, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Wolfe City took a serious blow against Timpson when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 58-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timpson's Terry Bussey, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. Now that Wolfe City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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