The Woodcreek Timberwolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Rio Americano Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Woodcreek will be strutting in after a victory while Rio Americano will be coming in after a defeat.
Woodcreek took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Ponderosa by a score of 20-7.
The critical scores for Woodcreek came from Blake Hastings, Trace Murchison, Joey Melendez, and Melendez.
Woodcreek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Rio Americano was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 49-44 to Vista del Lago.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Devin Pointes, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Arnez Campbell was another key signal caller, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Woodcreek back to even at 2-2. As for Rio Americano, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Woodcreek came up short against Rio Americano in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 42-35. Can Woodcreek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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