The West Panthers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Highland likes a good challenge.
West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Skyline 56-7 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamden Lopati, who threw for 452 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 20.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 40 yards. Lote Sotele was another key rusher, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 283.
West's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Izaiah Holley and Lester Falatea. Holley also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 275. Dieter Lotulelei was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Highland was a bit more limited in their contest last Friday. They lost 31-10 to Alta. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went West's way against Highland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as West made off with a 36-15 victory. Does West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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