Football Preview: Wood Wildcats vs. Vanden Vikings
Wood has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Vanden Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Wood's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Vacaville on Wednesday. They lost 25-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Vanden made sure to put some points up on the board against Sacramento on Monday. Vanden blew past Sacramento, posting a 32-0 victory at home. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
It was another big night for Adayah Holly, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Vanden is 6-2 when Holly posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-6 otherwise. Amya Evans did her part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Vanden's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Makenna Holloway, Emily Vermillion, and Cyana Harris picked up one apiece. Holloway has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times she's played.
Wood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Vanden, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Wood couldn't quite finish off Vanden when the teams last played back in September and fell 16-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vanden's Amoura Hutton, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Now that Wood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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