Live Oak hasn't had much luck against Winters recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Live Oak Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Winters Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Live Oak came up short against Paradise and fell 21-14.
Despite the defeat, Live Oak had strong showings from Tanner Tillotson, who gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns, and Mario Ramirez, who rushed for 149 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Ramirez was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
Meanwhile, Winters put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gridley 27-6. With the Warriors ahead 27-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Winters' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lane Brown led the charge by throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown. Jesse Madsen also helped out with an impressive 130 receiving yards.
Winters wouldn't let Gridley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Winters can thank Jake Woods and Ricky Garcia for forcing both of them. Winters got some further help from Julian Herrera: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Live Oak now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Winters, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Live Oak suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Winters in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown. Now that Live Oak knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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