Two dominant signal callers in Cruz Veliz and Mark Wiepert are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Woodburn Bulldogs will square off against the Wilsonville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Woodburn is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 51-32 to Central/Kings Valley.
Despite the loss, Woodburn got top-tier performance from Veliz, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Veliz didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 13 total tackles.
Woodburn wouldn't let Central/Kings Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Veliz was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Wilsonville faced Silverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Wilsonville lost to Silverton on the road by a 86-67 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (42), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Wilsonville got top-tier performance from Wiepert, who threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Wiepert a new career-high in rushing yards. Nick Crowley was Wiepert's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Woodburn now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Wilsonville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Woodburn has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wilsonville, though, as they've been averaging only 89.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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