Westover is 0-8 against Pine Forest since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pine Forest is hoping to do what Fairmont couldn't last Friday: put an end to Westover's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Westover claimed a resounding 50-20 victory over Fairmont at home.
Westover had a senior duo take command as Nasir Wells rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry and Ethan Oneil Hubbard gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Westover's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Davone Posey and Jamal Davis.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest earned a 61-49 win over Gray's Creek last Friday. The Trojans pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Jaidon Moore had a dynamite game for Pine Forest, throwing for 267 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Robert Howard helped Moore out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Westover's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pine Forest, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Westover came up short against Pine Forest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 20-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pine Forest's Jamari Jones, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that Westover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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