Football Preview: Woodlake Tigers vs. Orange Cove Titans
Woodlake is 4-0 against Orange Cove since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Woodlake Tigers will host the Orange Cove Titans at 7:15 p.m.
Orange Cove is facing Woodlake at the wrong time: Woodlake suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 24-21. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Woodlake's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of David Flores, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Aldo Rodriguez, who threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt. Flores torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards. Woodlake also got a significant boost from Aidan Perez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Woodlake's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sergio Lopez and Roman Rosales. Woodlake got some further help from Dayr Salazar: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Orange Cove made sure to put some points up on the board against Granite Hills on Friday. Orange Cove came out on top against Granite Hills by a score of 35-26.
Woodlake's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Orange Cove, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Woodlake didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Orange Cove in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orange Cove's Jose Julian Magdaleno, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Woodlake to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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