It was a good run, but Oakdale unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Central Catholic Raiders on the road by a 46-27 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Oakdale still got an impressive performance from Wes Burford, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Burford is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 143 every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Oakdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Central Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joey Alcutt out in front who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Central Catholic is undefeated when Alcutt posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden McHenry, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Oakdale's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Oakdale has already played their next matchup, a 63-21 win against Sierra on the 25th. As for Central Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-19 victory against Mountain House on the 25th.
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