The West Trojans will challenge the Pilot Point Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
West is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell 41-28 to Whitney on Friday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 15, 2021, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pilot Point's strategy against Life Oak Cliff on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bearcats blew the Lions out of the water with a 62-21 final score. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 25 points or more this season.
West better keep an eye on Josh Chumley. He was instrumental in Pilot Point's win, rushing for 120 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Chumley a new career-high. Ashton Williamson was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and one TD on only five carries.
Pilot Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 431 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Pilot Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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