A well-balanced attack led Westfield over Chantilly in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Westfield Bulldogs blew the Chantilly Chargers out of the water with a 40-6 final score. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than 33 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Westfield found their leader in freshman Malachi Lee, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Lee a new career-high in rushing yards. Bj Johnson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lee was just one part of a punishing run game: Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chantilly only rushed for 79.
Westfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jay Rennyson and Connor Morin. Westfield got some further help from Wesley Flamer: he forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory (which was Westfield's third in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Chantilly, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Westfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-21 win against South Lakes on the 8th. As for Chantilly, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 35-7 victory against Oakton on the 8th.
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