Westlake is 7-1 against East Coweta since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Westlake Lions will be playing at home against the East Coweta Indians at 7:30 p.m. Westlake will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Westlake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Chapel Hill at home to the tune of 49-7 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Panthers are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westlake had a senior duo take command as Travis Smith Jr picked up 191 receiving yards and four touchdowns and Sean Smith threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Smith Jr has become a key player for Westlake: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise. Tomir Bransford helped Smith out on the ground, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, East Coweta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 63-10 loss at the hands of Carrollton.
Westlake's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for East Coweta, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Westlake took their victory against East Coweta when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. Does Westlake have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Coweta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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