The Blythewood Bengals will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Westwood Redhawks at 7:30 p.m. Blythewood's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Westwood's offense will have their work cut out for them.
While Blythewood didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Keenan by a score of 23-14 on Friday. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Raiders are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for John Henry Collins, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns. Collins is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Blythewood's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kemuel Little and Nathanael Bonneau who racked up five sacks between them. Bonneau also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Westwood never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Airport last Friday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 31-7 victory.
Blythewood's record is now 4-0. As for Westwood, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Blythewood beat Westwood 30-20 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Blythewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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