A victory for Wood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Rodriguez Mustangs, falling 30-10. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 116th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rodriguez to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keylen Highbaugh, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Burke, who threw for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Wood dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rodriguez, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Wood will host Vanden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Vanden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season. As for Rodriguez, they will challenge Pioneer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rodriguez's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Pioneer's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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