With a playoff game on the line, Westlake Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 28-20 win over the East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers. The victory was familiar territory for the Blacksmiths who have now won four matchups in a row.
The critical scores for Westlake Academy came from Angel Manon, Gunnar Barnard, Hudson Loader, and Preston Colby.
Westlake Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, East Texas Homeschool Sports saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nehemiah Barr rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Barr is becoming a predictor of East Texas Homeschool Sports' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
Westlake Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for East Texas Homeschool Sports, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Westlake Academy will face off against Fort Worth THESA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Worth THESA is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. East Texas Homeschool Sports does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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