The Westerville South Wildcats will head out to square off against the Canal Winchester Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerville South will be strutting in after a victory while Canal Winchester will be coming in after a defeat.
Westerville South gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 31-30 win over Worthington Kilbourne. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
A big part of Westerville South's victory came down to the chemistry between Evan Andrews and his top target Jhalil Armstrong. Andrews rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries while Armstrong rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Armstrong a new career-high in rushing yards.
Westerville South didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Patterson and Preston Kawa. Kawa also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. London Vickroy was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Canal Winchester entered their matchup against Groveport-Madison on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Canal Winchester fell just short of Groveport-Madison by a score of 29-27. The Indians' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The win got Westerville South back to even at 5-5. As for Canal Winchester, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Westerville South might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Canal Winchester in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Westerville South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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