Westwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Fairfield Eagles with a sharp 62-39 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Despite the loss, Fairfield had strong showings from Kohl Collins, who threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and Finn Smith, who picked up 217 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith has become a key player for Fairfield: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Jaylon Shed helped Collins out on the ground, rushing for 130 yards on only 14 carries.
Westwood's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Westwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Huntington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westwood is facing Huntington at the right time seeing as Huntington is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Fairfield, they are taking a road trip to take on Crockett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.8 points per game this season.
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