Woodstock proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 48) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Peru Nighthawks , sneaking past 35-33. Given the Wasps' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Vermont, while the Nighthawks are ranked 229th in New York), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Peru still got an impressive performance from Sawyer Schlitt, who rushed for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Woodstock's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Woodstock will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Springfield at 6:00 p.m. As for Peru, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Plattsburgh at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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