Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westside). They took down the Pike County Pirates 35-21 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Seminoles with their most commanding win of the season.
It was another big night for James Neville, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 93 yards and a touchdown. Those 170 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kadiphius Iverson, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Defeat or not, Pike County got some senior leadership from Bryce Sammons and Kip Bryant. Sammons rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns, while Bryant picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Westside's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Pike County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westside will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rutland at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Westside is facing Rutland at the right time seeing as Rutland is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Pike County, they will face off against Callaway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Callaway will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Pike County surely won't give up without a fight.
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