The Woodside Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Fremont Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Woodside's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Los Altos 48-0. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Evan Usher was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.3 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Valencia, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Woodside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fremont came up short against South San Francisco on Friday and fell 20-7. The Firebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Woodside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Woodside took their victory against Fremont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodside since the team 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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