Meadow Bridge Regional closed its regular season with two consecutive losses and must hit the road for a first-round WVSSAC Class A football playoff game.
Despite the late-season dip, first-year head coach Brandon Wickline says his team is ready for the postseason challenge, which begins for the No. 10 Wildcats (7-3) at the No. 7 Cameron Dragons (6-3) Saturday at 1 p.m.
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