Football Preview: Woodlake Tigers vs. Hoover Patriots
The Woodlake Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Hoover Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodlake will be strutting in after a victory while Hoover will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Woodlake took their game with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over Granite Hills. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests 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. Those 104 rushing yards gave Contreras a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aldo Rodriguez, who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hoover just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by McLane on the road and fell 58-13. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now lost five in a row.
Hoover's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of 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.
Woodlake pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41 points. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-6.
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