Football Preview: Woodland Christian Cardinals vs. Escalon Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on the Escalon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodland Christian will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Woodland Christian's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Mesa Verde's usually-dominant defense. Woodland Christian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mesa Verde 39-6 at home. With the Cardinals ahead 32-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Escalon didn't have quite enough to beat Hughson on Friday and fell 24-21.
Despite the loss, Escalon had strong showings from Ben Gonzalez, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Dylan Ball, who gained 122 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 99 rushing yards gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
Woodland Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Escalon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
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