Football Recap: Oakville Acorns vs. Taholah Chitwhins
The third road match was the charm for Oakville, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Taholah Chitwhins on Friday, sneaking past 32-30. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Acorns also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
A big part of Oakville's victory came down to the chemistry between Gio Rodas and his top target Daniel Rodas. Gio threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Daniel picked up 312 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Daniel torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards.
One reason for the win was Oakville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lewis Thompson and Evan Schlesser, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Taholah's side was Dre Kluth, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Oakville now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Taholah, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakville will host Sound Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 979 yards in their previous games. As for Taholah, they will be playing at home against Ocosta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocosta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
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