The Westlake Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Huntingtown Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Westlake strolled past Calvert with points to spare, taking the game 29-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Devin Cox had a dynamite game for Westlake, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Cox's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was William Drakeford Jr, who rushed for 58 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvert only rushed for 109.
Meanwhile, Huntingtown humbled La Plata with a 43-6 victory. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Warriors are ranked 176th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gabriel Copeland went supernova for Huntingtown, rushing for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Copeland a new career-high in rushing yards. Huntingtown also got help from Trenton Depompa, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Huntingtown'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 Copeland and Brody Whittington. Trey O'Callaghan was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Westlake's record is now 2-0. As for Huntingtown, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Westlake was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Huntingtown when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Westlake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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