Football Preview: Woodland Wolfpack vs. McDonough Warhawks
Woodland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Woodland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hampton on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodland was beaten by Hampton 37-7. The loss continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Woodland might have lost, but man, Mark Howard was a machine: he rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. Howard showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 54 yards.
Even though they lost, Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hampton only rushed for 105.
Meanwhile, McDonough was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They and Eagle's Landing Christian Academy were almost perfectly matched up, but McDonough suffered a 14-13 loss.
Woodland's record now sits at 1-7. As for McDonough, their record is now 0-8.
Woodland came up short against McDonough in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-19. Thankfully for Woodland, Terrell Riley (who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 20 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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