Football Preview: Westerville South Wildcats vs. Westerville North Warriors
Westerville South is 10-0 against Westerville North since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Westerville South Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Westerville North Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Westerville South's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Westerville North's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Westerville South's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Big Walnut offense got past them. Westerville South fell just short of Big Walnut by a score of 31-28 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since September 29, 2023.
Westerville South might have lost, but man, Evan Andrews was a machine: he threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Westerville North earned a 42-30 victory over Hayes on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Westerville North can attribute much of their success to Kayden Childress, who gained 121 total yards and a touchdown, and Micah Young, who picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Childress got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Westerville North's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Trey Mcdonald and Jonathan Stevens. Stevens also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 159. Another thorn in Hayes' side was Alex Witherow, who picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles.
Westerville South's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Westerville North, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Westerville South beat Westerville North 21-13 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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