Two dominant backs in Miles Waldvogel and Joseph Tarasewicz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wausau West Warriors will take on the River Falls Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wausau West took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Eau Claire Memorial to the tune of 49-14. The game marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
Cooper DePuydt went supernova, rushing for 245 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Graveen, who threw for 98 yards and two TDs on only seven passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Wausau West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Wausau West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Taeden Moua and Kennedy Yang.
Meanwhile, River Falls waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Mustangs 42-14. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Wausau West's record now sits at 5-3. As for River Falls, their record is now 7-1.
Wausau West didn't have too much breathing room in their game against River Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tarasewicz, who rushed for 135 yards and one score, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and one touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Warriors still be able to contain Tarasewicz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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