Wood had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-6 to make it four. They lost 26-0 to the Vanden Vikings. The game marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Tanner McCottrell threw for 127 yards on 16 of 32 attempts. Keegan Pierce was his top target, picking up 79 receiving yards. On the ground, Monte Buchanan rushed for 34 yards.
As for Vanden, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 5.88 yards per carry in those games compared to only 2.58 in the others.
A big part of Vanden's win came down to the chemistry between Xavier Zambrano and his top target Kimani Dokes. Zambrano threw for 195 yards and one TD on only 17 passes while Dokes gained 76 total yards and a touchdown. That's the most passing yards Zambrano has posted since back in August.
Wood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-20 defeat against Vacaville on the 31st. As for Vanden, they have also already played their next game, a 40-27 victory against Pioneer on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
