The Huntingtown Hurricanes will face off against the Westlake Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Huntingtown humbled La Plata with a 43-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-6.
Gabriel Copeland had a dynamite game for Huntingtown, rushing for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Copeland a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brody Whittington, who gained 119 total yards and two touchdowns.
Huntingtown'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 Copeland and Whittington. Huntingtown got some further help from Trey O'Callaghan: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Huntingtown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Westlake didn't have too much trouble with Calvert on the road on Friday as they won 29-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Devin Cox went supernova for Westlake, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Cox's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of William Drakeford Jr, who rushed for 58 yards.
Huntingtown pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westlake, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Huntingtown against Westlake in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Does Huntingtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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