Pine Forest is 8-0 against Westover since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,097 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pine Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Gray's Creek, taking the game 61-49. The Trojans pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Jaidon Moore went supernova for Pine Forest, throwing for 267 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. 148 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dominic Madkiff.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Westover put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Fairmont, posting a 50-20 win at home.
Nasir Wells and Ethan Oneil Hubbard were among the main playmakers for Westover as the former rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry and the latter gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Westover's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Davone Posey and Jamal Davis.
Pine Forest's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Westover, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Pine Forest didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Westover when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Forest since the squad 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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