A well-balanced attack led Westlake over San Benito in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Westlake Chaparrals blew the San Benito Greyhounds out of the water with a 63-7 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Westlake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Justice Johnson led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Cal Livengood, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Benito only rushed for 110.
One reason for the win was Westlake's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Maddox Flynt and Elliott Schaper who racked up four sacks between them. Flynt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Westlake pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Benito, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Westlake will be playing at home against Atascocita at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for San Benito, they will welcome United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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