The Woodland Cougars will play host again on Friday to welcome the Gore Pirates, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Woodland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over Fairland. The Cougars' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
It was another big night for Jaston Terry, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Dray Long, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Woodland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucky Heath and Trey Bennett.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Gore against Allen on Friday as the team secured a 40-6 win.
Woodland's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.7 points. As for Gore, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Woodland was dealt a bruising 56-20 defeat at the hands of Gore in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Woodland, Noah Cooper (who rushed for 208 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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