On Friday Woodruff will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Powdersville Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woodruff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Pendleton. The 28-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Woodruff found their leader in sophomore Aiden Gibson, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Gibson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. TJ Morris was another key player, throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Powdersville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Everything went their way against the Centurions as they made off with a 37-13 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
Woodruff pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21 points. As for Powdersville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Woodruff strolled past Powdersville in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 by a score of 40-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodruff since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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