The Wood Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Pioneer Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a hair shy of victory last Friday and fell 35-34 to River City.
Meanwhile, Pioneer and River City met for a duel on Friday where Pioneer prevailed. Pioneer secured a 14-10 W over River City. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Patriots as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Pioneer came from Landon Dahler and Alex Macias.
Pioneer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tiburcio Silva and Devion Corley. Silva also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Pioneer is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Wood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pioneer, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Wood beat Pioneer 14-7 in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood since the team 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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