A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wilsonville Wildcats challenge the Mountain View Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wilsonville sitting on five straight wins and Mountain View on 12.
Wilsonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Silverton , sneaking past 32-29.
Mark Wiepert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Nick Crowley also helped out with an impressive 103 receiving yards.
Wilsonville wouldn't let Silverton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wilsonville can thank Riddick Molatore and Blake Dougherty for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Silverton's side was Carter Christiansen, who picked up a sack, made nine total tackles, and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced West Albany in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mountain View put the hurt on West Albany with a sharp 40-17 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won ten matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Mountain View's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.7 points per game. As for Wilsonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Wilsonville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mountain View when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilsonville 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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