After soaring to 52 points the game before, Harvard-Westlake was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They were dealt a 44-8 defeat at the hands of the Birmingham Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Patriots are ranked 217th).
Birmingham was led to victory by Braylen Morgan and Kevin Hawkins. Morgan rushed for 157 yards and three scores while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, while Hawkins rushed for 95 yards and one TD on only nine carries. Those 157 rushing yards gave Morgan a new career-high. Paul Turner was another key player, picking up 110 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Harvard-Westlake now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Birmingham, they moved to 2-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coming up, Harvard-Westlake will head out on the road to square off against La Salle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolverines will be up against the Lancers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 39.8 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Birmingham, they will welcome El Camino Real at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Patriots' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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