After each having a week off, the Woodland Wolfpack and the Hampton Hornets will dust off their jerseys to square off against 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 a dynamite game for Woodland, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing 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're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hampton two weeks ago. They blew past Locust Grove 40-16. The Hornets pushed the score to 33-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Hampton relied on the efforts of 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. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jaylen Simmons, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hampton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Locust Grove only rushed for 115.
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.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Woodland has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 225 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Woodland came up short against Hampton when the teams last played 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? There's only one way to find out.
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