The Fort Bragg Timberwolves will head out on the road to challenge the Upper Lake Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bragg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Fort Bragg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Clear Lake 41-19 last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Timberwolves have posted against the Cardinals since September 18, 2015.
Alex Nicholson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 120.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ross Knapp, who picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Bragg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Fort Bragg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Knapp.
Meanwhile, a victory for Upper Lake just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 27-6 to Kelseyville. The Cougars have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Fort Bragg back to even at 3-3. As for Upper Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went Fort Bragg's way against Upper Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Fort Bragg made off with a 28-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Bragg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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