It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Three Forks/Willow Creek can now relate to. They lost 59-36 to the Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson Mustangs on Friday. The Wolves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Three Forks/Willow Creek lost, don't look at Sawyer Andersen. Despite the final result, he rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 133 receiving yards. Andersen has become a key player for Three Forks/Willow Creek: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. Backing up that air attack was Kanon Reichman, who rushed for 103 yards.
Even though they lost, Three Forks/Willow Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Stockton Oxarart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson, throwing for 320 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Oxarart has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Blaine Downing helped Oxarart out on the ground, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Three Forks/Willow Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Three Forks/Willow Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson, they will take on Florence-Carlton on Friday. Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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