Wood is 1-9 against Vacaville since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wildcats will host the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Wood's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vanden on Friday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 26-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Wildcats' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Vacaville entered their tilt with River City on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the Raiders. 42 seems to be a good number for the Bulldogs as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Wood better keep an eye on Roman Conner-Owens. He was instrumental in Vacaville's win, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Conner-Owens' longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Dylan Borjesson was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and one TD on only six carries.
Vacaville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Vacaville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carter Edmonds, Gabriel Slade, and Jake Williams picked up one apiece.
Wood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Vacaville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Wood was dealt a bruising 35-7 loss at the hands of Vacaville in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Bulldogs' Brendan Jackson, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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