Football Preview: Woods Cross Wildcats vs. Northridge Knights
Woods Cross and Northridge are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Woods Cross Wildcats will host the Northridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Woods Cross ended up a good deal behind Roy and lost 33-14. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Woods Cross took the loss, they still got scores from Ryker Martin and Krew Fornelius.
Meanwhile, Northridge entered their game against Bonneville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Northridge fell 29-21 to Bonneville. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Defeat or not, Northridge got some senior leadership from Jaxon Fresques and Tre Nye. Fresques picked up 187 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Nye threw for 441 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Fresques is now averaging an impressive 104.4 receiving yards per game.
Woods Cross' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Woods Cross has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 302.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Northridge has preferred to attack from the air: they average 270.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Woods Cross strolled past Northridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-21. Will Woods Cross repeat their success, or does Northridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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