The Westwood Panthers entered their tilt with the Crockett Bulldogs with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Westwood blew past Crockett 48-22. Given Westwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while Crockett is ranked 871st), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kavian Bryant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns. Shannon Jackson was in the mix too, providing Westwood with two touchdowns.
Westwood's win was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 8-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-8 Huntington and 1-8 Crockett (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 26% over those games). As for Crockett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Westwood will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Woodville at 7:00 p.m. Woodville is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. As for Crockett, they will head out on the road to face off against Diboll at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd.