With a playoff game on the line, West Hills rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 33-15 victory over the Mar Vista Mariners. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolf Pack.
Joey Hamilton was a one-man wrecking crew for West Hills as he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 108 yards on six of 12 attempts. West Hills is 3-1 when Hamilton posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 3-4 otherwise.
West Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mar Vista only rushed for 102.
West Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Brown and Marshon Mitchell.
Mar Vista lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Peter Thomas, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 201 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards. Benjamin Moya was another key player, picking up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West Hills now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Mar Vista, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-7 record.
As of now, neither West Hills nor Mar Vista have any future games scheduled.
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