The Wilmington Friends Quakers will head out to square off against the Woodbridge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wilmington Friends is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Odessa, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Wilmington Friends was ranked 24th). Wilmington Friends walked away with a 29-20 win over Odessa on Thursday.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Woodbridge on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Milford out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The Raiders pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Buccaneers had little chance of recovering from.
Woodbridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kam' Ren Johnson out in front who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Johnson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Malachi Hayes was another key rusher, gaining 161 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodbridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The win got Wilmington Friends back to even at 3-3. As for Woodbridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Wilmington Friends strolled past Woodbridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington Friends 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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