The Westfall Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Piketon Redstreaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, it was close, but Westfall sidestepped Huntington for a 34-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Piketon waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 40-16 margin over the Warriors. With that victory, the Redstreaks brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Buddy Wilson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piketon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Westfall is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Piketon, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Westfall strolled past Piketon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 56-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wilson, who rushed for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westfall still be able to contain Wilson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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