Woodstock is 0-6 against Creekview since August of 2018 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Woodstock took a loss when they played away from home on September 6th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They breezed by Lassiter at home to the tune of 37-3. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Trojans are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Woodstock found their leader in underclassman Graham Burmeister, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. Those 101 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Burmeister. Isaiah Payton also helped out as he racked up 105 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Creekview two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Riverwood out of the water with a 45-7 final score. The Grizzlies pushed the score to 38-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had no chance of recovering from.
Austin Guest was his usual excellent self, throwing for 147 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards. Mason Munn handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Creekview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverwood only rushed for 11.
Woodstock pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Creekview, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Burmeister and Guest. Burmeister has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 155.2 passing yards and has 9 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Guest has averaged 112.2 passing yards and has 7 passing touchdowns on the season.
Woodstock was dealt a bruising 35-3 defeat at the hands of Creekview when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guest, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Now that Woodstock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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