Football Preview: West Seattle vs. Franklin Quakers
West Seattle are taking a road trip to square off against the Franklin Quakers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
West Seattle is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Lincoln. The victory was some much needed relief for West Seattle as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The critical scores for West Seattle came from Sam Turner and Lj Moody.
West Seattle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, while Franklin put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Cleveland. Franklin breezed by Cleveland at home to the tune of 48-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Quakers just coasted through the last quarter.
Franklin wouldn't let Cleveland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Franklin can thank Emmett Ramambason-Hendren and Alexander Hankerson for forcing both of them.
West Seattle's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Franklin, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for West Seattle against Franklin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Seattle 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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