Football Recap: Collins Hill Eagles vs. Westlake Lions
With a playoff game on the line, Collins Hill rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over the Westlake Lions. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Collins Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Jones led the charge by rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.
Collins Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westlake only rushed for 56.
Collins Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Proctor and Cj Hector. Collins Hill got some further help from Katrell Webb: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Although Westlake took the loss, they still got scores from Naeem Odeniyi and Sean Smith.
Collins Hill's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Westlake, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Collins Hill will take on Colquitt County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Colquitt County will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Collins Hill surely won't give up without a fight. Westlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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