The Varnado Wildcats will square off against the West St. John Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Varnado's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pine on Friday. They were outmatched by the Raiders at home and fell 45-0. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, West St. John had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 52-32 margin over the Tigers.
West St. John's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kalon Gardner, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Gardner is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jayce Farnell, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West St. John was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Varnado now has a losing record at 2-3. As for West St. John, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Varnado skirted past West St. John 22-20 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Varnado repeat their success, or does West St. John have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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