East Coweta has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Westlake Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
East Coweta is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Carrollton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Coweta was dealt a 63-10 defeat at the hands of Carrollton. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westlake). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Chapel Hill. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
A big part of Westlake's win came down to the chemistry between Sean Smith and his top target Travis Smith Jr. Smith threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes while Smith Jr picked up 191 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Westlake is 3-1 when Smith Jr posts 80 or more 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 matches.
East Coweta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Westlake, they pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
East Coweta might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from Westlake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can East Coweta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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