Football Preview: Westminster Academy Lions vs. American Heritage Stallions
The Westminster Academy Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the American Heritage Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Westminster Academy earned a 28-21 win over Cambridge Christian.
It was another big night for Chance Humphrey, who threw for 381 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 308.2 passing yards per game. Dj Gaines was Humphrey's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, American Heritage was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past North Broward Prep 42-7 at home. With the Stallions ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jaden Desir and Mason Kasten were among the main playmakers for American Heritage as the former rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Desir's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
American Heritage'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 Desir and Trey Pisciotto. The dominant performance gave Desir a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Westminster Academy's record now sits at 3-1. As for American Heritage, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-1.
Westminster Academy was able to grind out a solid win over American Heritage when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 24-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westminster Academy 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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