Football Preview: Hoover Patriots vs. Woodlake Tigers
The Hoover Patriots will challenge the Woodlake Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hoover is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against McLane on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hoover was beaten by McLane 58-13. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 675th, while the Highlanders are ranked 309th).
Despite the loss, Hoover had strong showings from Justin Brewington, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns, and Julian Jimenez, who rushed for 101 yards on only 12 carries. A healthy portion of Brewington's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Keon Hill.
Meanwhile, Woodlake entered their tilt with Granite Hills on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over the Grizzlies. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Xavier Contreras was a one-man wrecking crew for Woodlake as he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Contreras a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aldo Rodriguez, who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns.
Woodlake's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points per game. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-6.
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