Football Preview: Westbury Huskies vs. Waltrip Rams
The Westbury Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Waltrip Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westbury is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Westbury's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Spring Woods 51-0 at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 45 point advantage.
David Baines was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jefferson Rivas Hernandez was in the mix too, providing Westbury with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Westbury's defense and their seven sacks. Jeremiah Shelley was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Westbury got some further help from Deonte Hunter: he forced a fumble, made six total tackles, and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Waltrip waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They enjoyed a cozy 42-27 win over the Yellowjackets.
Westbury moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Waltrip, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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