The matchup between Hayes and Westland on Friday hardly resembled the 17-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Hayes Pacers came up short against the Westland Cougars, falling 48-28. The Pacers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Hayes lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caleb Rowe, who threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. 116 of those passing yards were hauled in by Caleb Christian, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hayes moved to 6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Westland, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Hayes will challenge Franklin Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. As for Westland, they will head out to challenge Big Walnut at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Big Walnut is on a three-game streak of home wins, Westland a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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