Oak Ridge hasn't had much luck against Folsom recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oak Ridge Trojans will host the Folsom Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oak Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Granite Bay by a score of 30-17 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
A big part of Oak Ridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Phoenix Hester and his top target Jasen Womack. Hester threw for 204 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes while Womack gained 53 total yards and three touchdowns. Womack also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ayden Staricco.
Oak Ridge wouldn't let Granite Bay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oak Ridge can thank Logan Justrich and Jack Spero for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Folsom entered their tilt with Davis Sr. on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They slipped by the Blue Devils 1-0. The one-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Oak Ridge's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Folsom, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Oak Ridge came up short against Folsom in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 34-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Folsom's Ryder Lyons, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Oak Ridge 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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