After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Edmondson-Westside is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Dunbar Poets at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Thursday, Edmondson-Westside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Patterson. The loss continues a trend for the Red Storm in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Dunbar put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by City College on the road to the tune of 48-8. The Poets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cole Floyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Savion Witherspoon, who threw for 210 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Another reason for the win was Dunbar's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eugene Cummings and Savion Williams, who racked up six sacks between them. With that strong performance, Cummings is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Edmondson-Westside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Dunbar, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Edmondson-Westside took a serious blow against Dunbar in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Witherspoon, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Edmondson-Westside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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