The Westmoreland Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the White House-Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmoreland will be strutting in after a victory while White House-Heritage will be coming in after a loss.
Westmoreland took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clay County , sneaking past 17-14.
Meanwhile, White House-Heritage came up short against East Hickman County on Friday and fell 46-33.
White House-Heritage might have lost, but man, Xavier Murray was a machine: he threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, Murray is now averaging an impressive 324 passing yards per game.
The win got Westmoreland back to even at 1-1. As for White House-Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything went Westmoreland's way against White House-Heritage when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Westmoreland made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westmoreland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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