Football Preview: Westerly Bulldogs vs. West Warwick Wizards
The Westerly Bulldogs will square off against the West Warwick Wizards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
Westerly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Moses Brown 42-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Westerly found their leader in sophomore Landon Husereau, who threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Husereau has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Meanwhile, West Warwick faced Woonsocket in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Warwick walked away with a 14-7 win over Woonsocket.
It was another big night for James Branch, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown.
West Warwick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woonsocket only rushed for 56.
West Warwick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Westerly, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Westerly came out on top in a nail-biter against West Warwick in their previous matchup last Friday, sneaking past 29-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Branch, who rushed for 213 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westerly still be able to contain Branch? There's only one way to find out.
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