Westmoreland hasn't had much luck against Essex recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Westmoreland Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Essex Trojans at 1:00 p.m.
Westmoreland is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rappahannock just ended the team's five-game winning streak last Friday. They were outmatched by the Raiders on the road and fell 46-14. The Eagles were down 39-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Essex had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They claimed a resounding 57-8 victory over the Red Devils. Considering the Trojans have won seven games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Essex's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Westmoreland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
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