Football Preview: Huntington Park Spartans vs. Westchester Comets
Huntington Park hasn't had much luck against Westchester recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington Park Spartans will square off against the Westchester Comets at 7:00 p.m. Huntington Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Huntington Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bell just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Eagles on the road by a 42-26 margin.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Noah Mancillas and Erick Stubbs. Stubbs had a great game and rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mancillas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Westchester came up short against Venice on Friday and fell 28-15. The matchup marked the Comets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Westchester's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dawan Scott, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Landon Davis, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. Scott really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Jayden Hightower was another key player, having thrown for 292 yards and onetouchdown.
Westchester's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Huntington Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Huntington Park has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 289.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Westchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Huntington Park came up short against Westchester when the teams last played back in August, falling 20-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Huntington Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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