The Westview Wildcats will head out to square off against the West Salem Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Westview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Southridge 46-7. With the Wildcats ahead 21-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Xander Kekaualua and Heath Thompson. Kekaualua rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while Thompson rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Thompson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Westview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Westview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brennan Ward and Jacob Clark.
Meanwhile, West Salem got the win against Grants Pass on Friday by a conclusive 40-14. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won three matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
West Salem pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.7 points per game. As for Westview, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
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