It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Woods Cross had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Cedar Valley Aviators by a score of 35-27. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Viliami Tapa'Atoutai was his usual excellent self, rushing for 267 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Woods Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Woods Cross' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Okusitino Sa was especially locked on to Cedar Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Although Cedar Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Brayden Jakins, Bridger Dastrup, and Cole Christensen.
Woods Cross has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Cedar Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Woods Cross will square off against Olympus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Woods Cross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season. Cedar Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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