Ocosta took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-38 win over the Oakville Acorns. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ocosta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ronin Rutzer, who rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Rutzer a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kayden Turner, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ocosta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oakville only rushed for 188.
One reason for the win was Ocosta's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Oakville's QB won't forget Benjamin Tackett anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Several Acorns players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daniel Rodas, who picked up 281 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rodas was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 51 yards. Gio Rodas was another key player, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt.
Ocosta will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Sound Christian at 4:00 p.m. As for Oakville, they will host North Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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