Westminster and Cartersville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Westminster had to settle for second. They took a 37-22 bruising from the Cartersville Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 25th).
Nate Russell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cartersville, throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Andrew Purdy, who threw for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Westminster dropped their record down to 5-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cartersville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Westminster does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cartersville, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Starr's Mill, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Cartersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.1 points per game this season.
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