On Friday, Wilsonville faced Silverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wilsonville Wildcats lost to the Silverton Foxes on the road by a 86-67 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (42), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Wilsonville lost, don't look at Mark Wiepert. Despite the final result, he threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards on only ten carries. Those 79 rushing yards gave Wiepert a new career-high. Nick Crowley was Wiepert's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Wilsonville's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Silverton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Wilsonville will face off against Woodburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 823 yards in their previous games. As for Silverton, they will square off against Canby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silverton is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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