The Weaver Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Westbrook Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Weaver and Piedmont were almost perfectly matched up, but Weaver suffered a 27-26 loss. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Westbrook Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Pennington by a score of 33-30.
Despite the defeat, Westbrook Christian saw an underclassman step up: Brody Blevins threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Those 254 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Blevins. 103 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brodie Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Weaver's record is now 2-6. As for Westbrook Christian, their record is now 5-3.
Everything went Weaver's way against Westbrook Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, as Weaver made off with a 40-14 win. Does Weaver have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westbrook Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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