It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westside can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Stratford Spartans on the road and fell 58-26. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 804th, while the Spartans are ranked 230th).
When it comes to explaining why Westside lost on Friday, don't look at Dillyn White. Despite the final result, he rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. White's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. Alexandre Turcios also helped out as he racked up 127 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 439 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Stratford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Davis Kendall led the charge by rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Kendall a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Aaron Deleon, who threw for 172 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Westside and nudges their season record down to 3-8. As for Stratford, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Westside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stratford, they and Jordan are set to duel on Friday. One thing working in Stratford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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