The third road contest was the charm for Locust Grove, as they earned their first road win of the season. They slipped by the Woodland Wolfpack 41-40 on Friday. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 30-14 defeat the Wolfpack walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
Armond Parker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 312 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 35 yards. Jonathan Patterson also helped out as he racked up 117 receiving yards.
When it comes to explaining why Woodland lost, don't look at Mark Howard. Despite the final result, he rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Howard really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Woodland also got a significant boost from Brayden Rogers, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
Locust Grove's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Woodland, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Locust Grove will head out to take on McDonough at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Locust Grove is facing McDonough at the right time seeing as McDonough is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Woodland, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Ola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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