Woods Cross pushed their score to 38 the last time they played Northridge, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Woods Cross Wildcats had just enough and edged the Northridge Knights out 12-10. The 12-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Woods Cross to victory, but perhaps none more so than Viliami Tapa'Atoutai, who rushed for 167 yards. Tapa'Atoutai also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles. Nathan Webb was another key rusher, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woods Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge only rushed for 74.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Woods Cross' defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Okusitino Sa and Tapa'Atoutai, who racked up four sacks between them. Sa is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Northridge still got an impressive performance from Tre Nye, who threw for 275 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Woods Cross has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Northridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woods Cross will venture away from home to take on Box Elder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woods Cross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.6 points per game this season. As for Northridge, they will head out to square off against Clearfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clearfield is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Northridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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