Football Preview: Sharpstown Apollos vs. Westbury Huskies
The Sharpstown Apollos are taking a road trip to take on the Westbury Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sharpstown is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Sharpstown is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Galena Park on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sharpstown was dealt a 56-12 defeat at the hands of Galena Park.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Westbury beat Waltrip 18-14 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
The critical scores for Westbury came from Kenyatta Wilson, Dareus Hubbard, and Jefferson Rivas Hernandez.
Westbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rivas Hernandez and Derrick L Jones,. Westbury got some further help from Jeremiah Shelley: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Sharpstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Westbury, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Sharpstown against Westbury in their previous meeting back in August of 2015, as the squad secured a 52-8 win. Will Sharpstown repeat their success, or does Westbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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