Wood River only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 28-point they dealt Superior on Friday. The Wood River Eagles took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over the Superior Wildcats. With the Eagles ahead 28-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Leading Wood River to victory were Beau Rohrich and Madden Brabec. Rohrich rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, while Brabec rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Brabec's longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
Wood River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Superior still got an impressive performance from Kyler Boyles, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Boyles' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Wood River's record now sits at 7-1. As for Superior, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Wood River wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 33-16 win against Doniphan-Trumbull on the 25th. As for Superior, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 23-19 victory against Gibbon on the 24th.
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