Football Preview: Woodland Wolves vs. Wheatland Pirates
The Woodland Wolves will challenge the Wheatland Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodland will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Woodland lost 28-6 to Pioneer on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 848th, while the Patriots are ranked 364th).
Meanwhile, Wheatland got themselves on the board against Live Oak last Friday, but Live Oak never followed suit. They breezed by the Lions on the road to the tune of 41-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pirates have posted since August 18, 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheatland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Zozaya, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Zozaya is now averaging an impressive 112 receiving yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Nolan Bertolucci, who rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheatland was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 422 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Live Oak only gained 87.
Woodland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wheatland, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
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