The matchup between Westerville North and Hayes on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Westerville North Warriors came out on top against the Hayes Pacers by a score of 42-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Leading Westerville North to victory were Kayden Childress and Micah Young. Childress gained 121 total yards and a touchdown, while Young picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Childress' longest reception was for an incredible 75 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westerville North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Westerville North's defense made their presence known, laying out Caleb Rowe. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Damion King and Alex Witherow, who racked up four sacks between them.
Hayes lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rowe, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Favour Akih, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Westerville North now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hayes, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Westerville North will host Westerville South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerville South's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Westerville North's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Hayes, they will head out to face off against Worthington Kilbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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