Two dominant signal callers in Mark Wiepert and Cruz Veliz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wilsonville Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Woodburn Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Wilsonville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Wilsonville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Silverton, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Wilsonville was ranked eighth). Wilsonville lost to Silverton on the road by a 86-67 margin on Friday. One positive for the Wildcats, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Wilsonville might have lost, but man, Wiepert was a machine: he threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. Those 79 rushing yards gave Wiepert a new career-high. Nick Crowley was Wiepert's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Woodburn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 51-32 to Central/Kings Valley.
Despite the defeat, Woodburn got top-tier performance from Veliz, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 67 yards.
Woodburn wouldn't let Central/Kings Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Veliz was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Wilsonville's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Woodburn, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Wilsonville has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 323.1 passing yards per game. Woodburn, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 157.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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