Chapel Hill lost against Westlake back in August of 2014, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Chapel Hill Panthers had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of the Westlake Lions. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Lions are ranked 56th).
Westlake had a senior duo take command as Travis Smith Jr picked up 191 receiving yards and four touchdowns and Sean Smith threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Smith Jr has become a key player for Westlake: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise. Tomir Bransford helped Smith out on the ground, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Chapel Hill dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Westlake, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Douglas County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They have been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 124 points over their last three games. As for Westlake, they will take on East Coweta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westlake is facing East Coweta at the right time seeing as East Coweta is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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