After flying high against Fairmont last Friday, West Bladen came back down to earth. The West Bladen Knights took a 29-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Springs Red Devils on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 32-18 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, West Bladen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 247.7.
A big part of Red Springs' victory came down to the chemistry between Chase Boone and his top target Taquan (TJ) Ellerbe. Boone threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes while Ellerbe picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ellerbe is now averaging an impressive 103.5 receiving yards per game. Jakelsin Mack helped Boone out on the ground, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
West Bladen has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Red Springs, their record now sits at 3-7.
As of now, neither West Bladen nor Red Springs have any future games scheduled.
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