Fort Bragg won the last time they faced Upper Lake and Alex Nicholson did his part to make sure it happened again. The Fort Bragg Timberwolves put the hurt on the Upper Lake Cougars with a sharp 34-14 win on Friday thanks in part to Nicholson, who rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. Those 251 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fort Bragg's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Gabe Valenzuela with two. Valenzuela is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Fort Bragg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Upper Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Fort Bragg wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 37-26 victory against Middletown on the 25th. As for Upper Lake, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Willits at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Willits is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Upper Lake will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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