The Canal Winchester Indians will challenge the Westerville South Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Westerville South is facing Canal Winchester at the wrong time: Canal Winchester suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Cruisers by a score of 29-27. The Indians' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Westerville South gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They pulled ahead with a 31-30 photo finish over Worthington Kilbourne. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
A big part of Westerville South's win 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 is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Worthington Kilbourne's side was London Vickroy, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Canal Winchester's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Westerville South, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Canal Winchester took their win against Westerville South in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. Will Canal Winchester repeat their success, or does Westerville South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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