The Woodstock Wolverines will challenge the Pope Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodstock's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Pope's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Woodstock will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Creekview, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Woodstock walked away with a 28-21 win over Creekview on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Graham Burmeister and Austin Guest. Burmeister had a great game and threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Guest was balling out in the loss, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 301 yards and a touchdown.
Woodstock's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Rylan Hubbard. Another thorn in Creekview's side was Cooper Price, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Pope, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past Lassiter 27-3 last Friday. That 24 point margin sets a new team best for the Greyhounds this season.
Pope had a senior duo take command as John Stuetzer rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries and J.T. Way rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Stuetzer really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Pope was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Pope's defense made their presence known, laying out Mitch Seaman. four times. Nick Chao was especially locked on to Lassiter's QB and sacked him twice. Chao is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Woodstock's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pope, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Woodstock has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pope struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Woodstock against Pope when the teams last played back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. Does Woodstock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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