After each having a week off, the Woodland Wolfpack and the Hampton Hornets will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodland is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 14 losses in a row dating back to last season, Woodland finally turned things around against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy two weeks ago. They had just enough and edged the Chargers out 21-18.
Brayden Rogers had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 121 yards and a touchdown while completing 81% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Mark Howard, who gained 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hampton's strategy against Locust Grove two weeks ago. Everything went Hampton's way against Locust Grove as Hampton made off with a 40-16 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hornets had established a 23 point advantage.
Hampton can attribute much of their success to Joshua Parks Jr, who gained 158 total yards, and Tristan Parks, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. What's more, Parks Jr also racked up 120 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Jaylen Simmons got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Woodland's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Hampton, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Woodland came up short against Hampton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 17-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parks Jr, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown. Now that Woodland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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