The West Pioneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West, who comes in off a win.
West's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 64-0 victory over North on the road.
Colby Eck-Watkins went supernova for West, throwing for 260 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Eck-Watkins also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes. Lee Straughter was in the mix as well, providing West with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Donald Spillman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. West got some further help from Wayman Kidd: he picked up 1.5 sacks, made six total tackles, and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, East came up short against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Friday and fell 27-20. The Aces have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West now has a winning record of 2-1. As for East, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
West was dealt a bruising 52-0 defeat at the hands of East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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