WOODLAND, CA (MPG) – Even on a short week, the Dixon varsity football team was able to avenge their only league loss from last season, defeating Woodland on the road Thursday night, October 6.

The Rams (6-1, 2-0 Golden Empire League) defeated the Wolves (2-5, 0-2 GEL) by a score of 28-20. However, Woodland scored on the last play of the game to make the final tally separated by one score rather than two.

Dixon won the GEL last season with its only blemish in league play being a 34-28 home loss to the Wolves. If not for that loss, the Rams would’ve had an eight-game winning streak after losing their first two contests.

Woodland hasn’t had a very strong showing in 2022, winning only two games so far this season. Nevertheless, the Wolves remain the Rams rivals. Seniors, Jett Harris, Braden Baumbach and Luis Torres, were all on last year’s Dixon team that was beaten by Woodland.

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363 days later, the trio were able to exact their revenge, and revenge is oh so sweet.

Harris had a strong showing with both his arm and legs. The senior quarterback completed 18-of-30 pass attempts for 255 yards and three touchdowns. On the ground, he had five carries for 34 yards and a score.

Baumbach, the starting running back, recorded a team-high 77 rushing yards on 18 carries. Torres, the Swiss army knife, caught two of Harris’ TD throws as he racked up a game-high eight receptions for 124 yards.

Junior wide receiver Leo Iglesias caught Harris’ longest pass of the night, a 31-yard TD strike, Iglesias’ only catch of the evening. Senior wideout Brent Green followed closely behind Torres with six receptions for 89 yards.

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On defense, the Rams were led by two seniors, defensive tackle Seyyid Smith and middle linebacker Matthew Whitaker. Smith had a team-high eight tackles and two and a half sacks. Whitaker racked up seven tackles of his own with one being for a loss of yards. Green and Baumbach each added one interception defensively.

With three regular season games remaining, there is a three-team race for the GEL crown. Dixon, Casa Roble and Pioneer of Woodland are all 6-1 overall and 2-0 in league play. All three teams play each other in the coming weeks.

Pioneer travels to Dixon this Thursday, October 13 for the Rams’ Senior Night at 7:30 p.m. The following week, as Dixon plays at Mesa Verde (5-2, 0-2 GEL) on October 20, Casa will play at Pioneer the following night.

Then on October 28 in the final week of the regular season, Casa will host Dixon in a Battle of the Rams which could ultimately be for the league title.