Woodland Park has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Rye Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. Rye took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Woodland Park, who comes in off a win.
Woodland Park will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on September 6th (they won by 24) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-25 victory over Colorado Springs Christian.
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger went supernova for Woodland Park, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 135 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Joseph Schoenberger a new career-high in rushing yards. Trey Reed also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Woodland Park): his a 51-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Woodland Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of Salida.
Rye wouldn't let Salida keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jose Martinez, Dominic Bachman, and Bachman picked up one apiece. Martinez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 11 every time he's taken the field this season.
Woodland Park's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Rye, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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