Rutland is 0-10 against Westside since August of 2014 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m.
Rutland is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They were beaten by Callaway 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westside). They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Pike County last Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
James Neville continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 93 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kadiphius Iverson was another key player, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Rutland's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Westside, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Rutland ended up a good deal behind Westside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 49-32. Thankfully for Rutland, Jessie Bell (who rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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