Football Preview: Western Panthers vs. West Lafayette Red Devils
Western hasn't had much luck against West Lafayette recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Western Panthers will be playing at home against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Western is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 21-6 to Hamilton Heights.
Western's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Levi Shoemaker, who rushed for 114 yards, and Cameron Hobensack, who rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Shoemaker a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Lafayette Central Catholic 12-7. The contest marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
West Lafayette's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kojo Steffey, who gained 116 total yards and a touchdown, and Dawson Martin, who rushed for 131 yards. Martin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Western's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for West Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Western was dealt a bruising 43-6 loss at the hands of West Lafayette when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Can Western avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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