The Stratford Spartans will face off against the Westside Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.1 points per game this season.
If Stratford beats Westside with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Stratford put the hurt on Memorial with a sharp 42-21 win on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Aaron Deleon, who rushed for 93 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes. Stratford is 6-1 when Deleon posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Hunter Biehl was Deleon's top target, picking up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Stratford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Peter Vescovo and Eric Ferworn. Stratford got some further help from Parker Johnson: he made 16 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Westside finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of Heights. The shutout was out of character for the Wolves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The victory made it two in a row for Stratford and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Westside, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-7.
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