The Woodland Park Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland Park is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Woodland Park's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-0 victory over Rye. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Woodland Park relied on the efforts of Trey Reed, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Marqus Joseph Schoenberger, who threw for 75 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Reed a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Woodland Park wouldn't let Rye keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force eight fumbles. Matteo Pizarro and Demetrius Gochis were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Meanwhile, Banning Lewis Academy had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Fork 14-12. The Stallions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The critical scores for Banning Lewis Academy came from Cam Leggett and Isaiah Gomez.
Woodland Park's record now sits at 4-0. As for Banning Lewis Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Woodland Park has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Banning Lewis Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 72.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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