Two dominant backs in Britton Bellah and Jayton Epperson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Woodson Cowboys will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Gold-Burg Bears at 7:30 p.m. Woodson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.2 points per game this season.
Woodson will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Strawn on the road and fell 64-14. The Cowboys' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Woodson saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gunner Oliver threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Gold-Burg against Fannindel two weeks ago as the team secured a 70-25 victory. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Epperson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Paul Jones was another key player, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Gold-Burg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jones and Epperson.
Gold-Burg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.7 points. As for Woodson, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Woodson took a serious blow against Gold-Burg in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 61-16. Can Woodson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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