Football Game Preview: Franklin Heights Falcons vs. Westerville South Wildcats

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 5:39am

Football Preview: Franklin Heights Falcons vs. Westerville South Wildcats

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Franklin Heights hasn't had much luck against Westerville South recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Franklin Heights Falcons will be playing at home against the Westerville South Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Franklin Heights' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Worthington Kilbourne on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wolves on the road and fell 34-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Westerville South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 31-14 to Westland. The Wildcats were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Although Westerville South took the loss, they still got scores from Nehemiah Thomas and Amari Hodges.

Westerville South wouldn't let Westland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. London Vickroy was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.

Franklin Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Westerville South, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.

Franklin Heights might still be hurting after the 37-13 defeat they got from Westerville South in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin Heights was down 27-0.

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