Football Preview: Woodlake Tigers vs. Strathmore Spartans
The Woodlake Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Strathmore Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Woodlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Woodlake will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Orange Cove on Friday. Woodlake really took it to Orange Cove for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-7 win at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Titans had no chance of recovering from.
Woodlake got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aldo Rodriguez out in front who threw for 331 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (146 yards to be exact) went to David Flores, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Woodlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Roman Rosales and Aaron Medina. Rosales has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played. Woodlake got some further help from Dayr Salazar: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Strathmore waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Cardinals with points to spare, taking the game 28-12.
Strathmore's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gerardo Ruiz, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Ramon Rodriguez, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Woodlake has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Strathmore, their record now sits at 5-1.
Woodlake came up short against Strathmore when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 27-21. Can Woodlake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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