Football Recap: Los Altos Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 1:41pm

Football Recap: Los Altos Eagles vs. Woodside Wildcats

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Los Altos fell victim to Woodside and their airtight defense on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Woodside Wildcats. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.

Derek Hall threw for 106 yards on eight of 16 attempts, and also rushed for 34 yards. Gavin Wu was his top target, picking up 80 receiving yards.

Evan Usher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Woodside, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, Usher is now averaging an impressive 108.3 rushing yards per game. Another back making a difference was Alex Valencia, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.

Los Altos' defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Woodside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.

Los Altos will host Santa Clara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Woodside, they will head out to face off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.1 points per game this season.

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