The West Salem Titans will take on the Westview Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
West Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Grants Pass 40-14 on Friday. Considering the Titans have won three contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westview, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed by Southridge to the tune of 46-7 on Friday. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Xander Kekaualua and Heath Thompson. Kekaualua rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while Thompson rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 159 rushing yards gave Kekaualua a new career-high.
Westview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Westview's defense and their four sacks. Cohen Trump was especially locked on to Southridge's QB and sacked him twice.
Westview's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points per game. As for West Salem, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
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