Football Preview: Westerville South Wildcats vs. Westerville North Warriors
Westerville South has gone 10-0 against Westerville North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Westerville South Wildcats will head out 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 defeat the Wildcats have suffered since September 29, 2023.
Despite the loss, Westerville South got top-tier performance from Evan Andrews, who 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 was able to grind out a solid victory over Hayes on Friday, taking the game 42-30. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Kayden Childress and Micah Young were among the main playmakers for Westerville North as the former gained 121 total yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Westerville North's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Damion King and Alex Witherow, who racked up four sacks between them.
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.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Westerville South has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Westerville North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Westerville South beat Westerville North 21-13 in their previous meeting 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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