If Westfield was riding high fresh off their 63-0 takedown of Wakefield last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Westfield Bulldogs fell to the James Madison Warhawks 26-21. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Warhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Westfield lost on Thursday, don't look at Malachi Lee. Despite the final result, he picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
With the defeat, Westfield broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for James Madison, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westfield will square off against Centreville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42 points per game this season. As for James Madison, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South Lakes at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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