Western was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 23-15 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Raiders are ranked second).
Although Western took the loss, they still got scores from Martin Rhyne and Sebastian Circo.
Chance Washington was nothing short of spectacular for St. Thomas Aquinas: he rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Jones, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Western will take on Taravella at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western is facing Taravella at the right time seeing as Taravella is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will face off against McArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas' defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so McArthur's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
