After flying high against Homestead last Friday, Woodside came back down to earth. The Woodside Wildcats fell 29-17 to the South San Francisco Warriors on Friday. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Woodside lost, don't look at Evan Usher. Despite the final result, he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Woodside dropped their record down to 4-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for South San Francisco, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Woodside will host Los Altos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season. As for South San Francisco, they are taking a road trip to take on Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South San Francisco will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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