The River Falls Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Wausau West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Falls will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Menomonie, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. River Falls came out on top against Menomonie by a score of 29-19 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last game, Wausau West made sure to put some points up on the board against Eau Claire Memorial on Friday. Wausau West simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Eau Claire Memorial 56-24 on the road. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Wausau West's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Miles Waldvogel, who rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and Jack Kostroski, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Those 193 rushing yards gave Waldvogel a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Bennett Matteson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wausau West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
River Falls' win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Wausau West, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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