The Westgate Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Westgate is headed out to face Calvary Baptist Academy after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Westgate had just enough and edged Lake Charles College Prep out 31-29. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 95th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist Academy came tearing into Friday's contest with 14 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 62-41 win.
James Simon and Abram Wardell were among the main playmakers for Calvary Baptist Academy as the former gained 361 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 417 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Kolby Thomas was Wardell's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calvary Baptist Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Calvary Baptist Academy wouldn't let Oak Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Ethan Sands and Cole Miller each forced one.
Westgate came up short against Calvary Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 32-22. Can Westgate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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