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| 09/26/25 - Home | 20-34 L |
| 09/27/24 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 10/14/22 - Away | 43-6 W |
| 09/02/22 - Home | 47-18 W |
| 10/15/21 - Home | 44-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
West Lafayette has gone 8-1 against Western recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Red Devils will challenge the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. West Lafayette will be strutting in after a win while Western will be coming in after a defeat.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times West Lafayette and Hamilton Heights have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Red Devils strolled past the Huskies with points to spare, taking the game 24-8. The victory was some much needed relief for the Red Devils as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
West Lafayette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Martin Gazo led the charge by rushing for 88 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. Gazo was even better on defense, forcing one fumble and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Biddle, who threw for 117 yards and one TD.
West Lafayette's defense stepped up as well, laying out Drew Woodruff six times. The heavy lifting was done by Cal Elias and Niko Karlaftis, who racked up four sacks between them. JJ Weida was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Western came up short against Twin Lakes on Friday and fell 22-15. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
West Lafayette's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6. As for Western, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
West Lafayette lost to Western on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin when the teams last played back in September. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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