Football Preview: West St. John Rams vs. Mangham Dragons
West St. John has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Mangham Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West St. John is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Arcadia by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 40-6. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Kalon Gardner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Jayce Farnell was another key player, throwing for 223 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mangham). They blew past East Iberville, posting a 63-28 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Dragons who have now won three games in a row.
West St. John's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.0 points per game. As for Mangham, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
West St. John couldn't quite finish off Mangham when the teams last played back in November of 2015 and fell 36-34. Thankfully for West St. John, Jakarie Nichols (who rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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