Football Preview: Woods Cross Wildcats vs. Roy Royals
The Woods Cross Wildcats will square off against the Roy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woods Cross will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Woods Cross didn't have too much trouble with Viewmont at home as they won 50-34.
Viliami Tapa?Atoutai was his usual excellent self, rushing for 271 yards and six touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. Woods Cross also got a significant boost from Krew Fornelius, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woods Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 494 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Roy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Bonneville as Roy made off with a 55-35 win. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Roy's victory came down to the chemistry between Dru Gardner and his top target Robert Young. Gardner threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt while Young gained 138 total yards and four touchdowns. Young showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards. Isaiah Morris was Gardner's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Woods Cross' record now sits at 4-2. As for Roy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Woods Cross has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 334.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Roy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Woods Cross was dealt a bruising 51-17 defeat at the hands of Roy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Woods Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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