Akins hasn't had much luck against Westlake recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Akins Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Westlake Chaparrals at 7:30 p.m. Akins is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Akins' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Dripping Springs on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 842nd, while the Tigers are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, everything went Westlake's way against Steele last Friday as Westlake made off with a 41-16 win. Considering the Chaparrals have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Westlake's victory came down to the chemistry between Grady Bartlett and his top target Rees Wise. Bartlett gained 181 total yards and two touchdowns while Wise rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Bartlett also racked up 124 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Justice Johnson handled things on the ground, rushing for 83 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steele only rushed for 110.
The defeat snapped Akins' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Westlake, their record is now 3-1.
Akins was taken down by Westlake 64-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Akins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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