The Woods Cross Wildcats will challenge the Clearfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Woods Cross will head out to face Clearfield after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Woods Cross fell just short of Bonneville by a score of 32-29. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly three points.
Despite the loss, Woods Cross got top-tier performance from Viliami Tapa?Atoutai, who rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Tapa?Atoutai has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Jesse Simmons was in the mix too, providing Woods Cross with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Woods Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonneville only rushed for 56.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Clearfield was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were outmatched by Roy on the road and fell 35-0. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for Woods Cross and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Clearfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Woods Cross has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 282.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clearfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Woods Cross against Clearfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 47-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woods Cross since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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