The Woods Cross Wildcats were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 33-27 to the Rigby Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in Utah, while the Trojans are ranked first in Idaho).
Woods Cross lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jesse Simmons, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. Viliami Tapa'Atoutai helped Simmons out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards.
Woods Cross now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Rigby, the win (which was their 13th in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Looking ahead, Woods Cross will be playing at home against Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 825 yards in their previous games. As for Rigby, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Titans have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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