The Woodward Academy War Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Tri-Cities Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Woodward Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over Arabia Mountain. That 44 point margin sets a new team best for the War Eagles this season.
A big part of Woodward Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Landon Walker and his top target Jerome Bettis. Walker threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes while Bettis picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bettis has become a key player for Woodward Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Harrigan, who threw for 153 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
While Tri-Cities didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell 14-6 to Lakeside on Wednesday. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The win got Woodward Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Tri-Cities, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Woodward Academy against Tri-Cities in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 49-7 victory. In that match, Woodward Academy amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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