Recap: Western Wildcats vs. Palmetto Panthers
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Western Wildcats walked away with it. They came out on top against Palmetto by a score of 19-9 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Western sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Among those leading the charge was Koby Howard, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Davi Belfort, who rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Western has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Palmetto, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Western will head out on the road to face off against Columbus at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is on a four-game streak of home wins, Western a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Palmetto does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
