Football Preview: Westwood Warriors vs. Chandler Wolves
The Westwood Warriors will take on the Chandler Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Westwood won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Skyline 28-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Westwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elliot Reed led the charge by throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Nicholas Montano was Reed's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Westwood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Preston Atwood, Dax Clark, and James Marshall picked up two apiece. With that strong performance, Marshall is now averaging an impressive 6.5 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Skyline's side was Brayden Gonzalez, who made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chandler's strategy against Mountain Ridge on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chandler blew Mountain Ridge out of the water with a 63-3 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-3.
Tristan Halsana had a dynamite game for Chandler, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Khairi Johnson, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Johnson wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Chandler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Westwood's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Chandler, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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