Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woodside). They claimed a resounding 77-12 win over the Homestead Mustangs at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-6.
Evan Usher was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Isaiah Jacobo was another key player, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Woodside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Graden Furtado picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Woodside's record is now 4-2. As for Homestead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woodside will face off against South San Francisco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season. As for Homestead, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Los Altos at 7:00 p.m. Homestead is facing Los Altos at the right time seeing as Los Altos is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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