Football Preview: Woodland Beavers vs. R.A. Long Lumberjacks
Woodland is 10-0 against R.A. Long since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Woodland Beavers will host the R.A. Long Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. Woodland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Woodland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Hockinson 34-31.
Elijah Andersen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 148 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.6 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Will Clemens. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, R.A. Long's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Columbia River by a score of 31-28. The Lumberjacks were up 15-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
R.A. Long's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaxson Rivenes, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and Tramayne Jenkins, who picked up 162 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jenkins showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
Woodland now has a winning record of 3-2. As for R.A. Long, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Woodland has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for R.A. Long, though, as they've been averaging only 91.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Woodland against R.A. Long when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-0 victory. Does Woodland have another victory up their sleeve, or will R.A. Long turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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