
Rams
12/13/24 @ South Florence | 41-42 |
12/06/24 vs South Pointe | 35-14 |
11/29/24 vs Camden | 49-7 |
11/22/24 vs A.C. Flora | 49-9 |
11/15/24 vs Lakewood | 55-0 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westside can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 42-41 to the South Florence Bruins. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their 27-game winning streak dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Westside lost, don't look at Cutter Woods. Despite the final result, he threw for 421 yards and six touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. With that strong performance, Woods is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Armoni Weaver was Woods' top target, picking up 121 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Westside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chamarryus Bomar. Westside got some further help from Jameson Wilson: he made 25 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Florence to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tre Leonard, who rushed for 198 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Leonard was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Messiah Jackson, who threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Westside fell to 13-1. As for South Florence, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
As of now, neither Westside nor South Florence have any future games scheduled.
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