Football Preview: Tri-Cities Bulldogs vs. Woodward Academy War Eagles
The Tri-Cities Bulldogs will square off against the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Tri-Cities: 15.4, Woodward Academy: 17.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Tri-Cities is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeside just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woodward Academy). They took their contest at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over Arabia Mountain. The victory was nothing new for the War Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Woodward Academy had a senior duo take command as Landon Walker threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes and Jerome Bettis picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bettis is becoming a predictor of Woodward Academy's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ryan Harrigan, who threw for 153 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tri-Cities fell to 4-1. As for Woodward Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Tri-Cities was dealt a bruising 49-7 loss at the hands of Woodward Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Tri-Cities, Damari Alston (who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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