The Wausau West Warriors will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Hudson Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wausau West is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Superior. Wausau West took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Superior. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Spartans are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Kostroski was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Shea Jones, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wausau West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Marcus MacDonald, Jacob Scherer, and Madden Moua picked up one apiece. Wausau West got some further help from Deondre Bournes: he picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Hudson gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They blew past Eau Claire Memorial 56-20 at home.
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