Westside has been away from home for nine games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They and the Northeast Raiders will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 5:15 p.m. One thing working in Westside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Westside's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jackson 42-0. The Seminoles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Taylor Talton went supernova for Westside, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Those 61 rushing yards gave Talton a new career-high. Sade' Reid was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Northeast and Central were almost perfectly matched up on Wednesday, but Northeast suffered a 7-6 defeat.
Westside's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.0 points per game. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Westside's way against Northeast in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Westside made off with a 32-8 win. In that game, Westside amassed a halftime lead of 26-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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