The Schalick Cougars will challenge the Woodbury Thundering Herd at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Woodbury is facing Schalick at the wrong time: Schalick suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 20-10 to the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woodbury). They strolled past Penns Grove with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 37-23. With that win, the Thundering Herd brought their scoring average up to 27.7 points per game.
Marquis Taylor was his usual excellent self, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Woodbury's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Woodbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Orlando Concepcion Iii and Elijah Young.
Schalick moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Woodbury, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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