Football Preview: Gore Pirates vs. Woodland Cougars
The Gore Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Woodland Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gore took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Allen 40-6.
Meanwhile, Woodland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Fairland to the tune of 44-0. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Owls are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaston Terry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also catching a touchdown. Dray Long also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucky Heath and Trey Bennett.
Woodland pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gore, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Gore against Woodland in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 56-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodland's Aidan Rhodes, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Gore to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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