After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Spalding, The Westside Seminoles were happy to have found some success on Friday. They snuck past Baldwin with a 26-22 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Westside also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2022.
Jessie Bell got back to being his usual excellent self, as he rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Bell hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for four straight games.
Westside's win was their fifth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 7-2. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-8 Griffin and 2-7 West Laurens (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 31.1% over those games). As for Baldwin, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Westside will take on Howard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Georgia (Howard is ranked 189th, while Westside is ranked 185th). As for Baldwin, they will head out on the road to face off against Griffin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Griffin is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.