There's no place like home for Gooding, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Wood River Wolverines with a sharp 34-13 victory on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Senators needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Rio Curtis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 110.7 rushing yards per game. Eli Esterbrook also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Gooding didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bridger Pope and Cougar Stockham.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gooding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Gooding's record is now 5-2. As for Wood River, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Gooding will be playing in front of their home fans against Kimberly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gooding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season. As for Wood River, they are taking a road trip to square off against Jerome at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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