Calistoga is on a three-game streak of home losses, South Fork a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Calistoga Wildcats will square off against the South Fork Cubs at 6:00 p.m.
Calistoga is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Roseland University Prep on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Calistoga had to suffer through a 52-12 loss at the hands of Roseland University Prep.
South Fork never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Swett last Friday. They blew past the Warriors 68-12. The Cubs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Wesley Way was his usual excellent self, rushing for 212 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries.
South Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 477 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 20.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 287.3.
Calistoga's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for South Fork, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Calistoga was taken down by South Fork 52-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Way, who picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that Calistoga knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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