A win for Willard just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of the Republic Tigers. Willard hasn't had much luck with Republic recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mason Fleetwood and he. Fleetwood rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Izaiah Hull a new career-high in rushing yards (156).
Willard's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Republic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Willard will square off against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Republic, they will face off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Republic is facing Central at the right time seeing as Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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