Westchester has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Huntington Park Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Westchester's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Huntington Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Westchester came up short against Venice and fell 28-15. The Comets gained 154 more yards on the day, but it was the Gondoliers that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Westchester had strong showings from Dawan Scott, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Landon Davis, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. Scott really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Jayden Hightower also helped out by tossing the rock for 292 yards.
Meanwhile, Huntington Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 42-26 fall against Bell.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Noah Mancillas and Erick Stubbs. Stubbs had a great game and rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mancillas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Westchester's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Huntington Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Westchester has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Huntington Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 289.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Westchester beat Huntington Park 20-13 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Westchester repeat their success, or does Huntington Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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