Football Preview: Adams City Eagles vs. Westminster Wolves
Adams City hasn't had much luck against Westminster recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Adams City Eagles will head out to challenge the Westminster Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Adams City finally turned things around against Gateway on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 13-12 win over the Olympians.
The critical scores for Adams City came from Jaime Ramirez and Samuel Byers.
One reason for the win was Adams City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Tyler Parry was especially locked on to Gateway's QB and sacked him twice. Parry also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Westminster had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Thunderhawks with a sharp 41-20 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Mason Kiewiet was his usual excellent self, throwing for 371 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Dasius Nevares, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Westminster wouldn't let Prairie View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Devin Szabelski was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Adams City's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Westminster, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Adams City lost to Westminster on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Adams City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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