Football Recap: Westlake Academy Blacksmiths vs. Fort Worth THESA Riders
Westlake Academy entered their game against Fort Worth THESA on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Westlake Academy Blacksmiths were dealt a 76-34 loss at the hands of the Fort Worth THESA Riders. While losing is never fun, the Blacksmiths can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Riders are ranked 48th).
Nicolas Sansone threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns.
Preston Colby was his top target, picking up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. On the ground,
Gunnar Barnard rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Fort Worth THESA can attribute much of their success to Caleb Cole, who picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. An impressive showing, but Cole really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Caleb Bright, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Westlake Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Fort Worth THESA, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Westlake Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 68-18 loss against Texas Wind on the 27th. Fort Worth THESA has also already played their next contest, a 58-27 victory against Milford on the 27th.
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