The Eastlake Titans will welcome the West Hills Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastlake has given up an average of 25.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eastlake is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mater Dei Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Titans were outmatched by the Crusaders and fell 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Crusaders are ranked 118th).
Tyler Balko put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 93 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Hills). They claimed a resounding 42-13 victory over El Cajon Valley. The win continues a trend for the Wolf Pack in their matchups with the Braves: they've now won eight in a row.
West Hills' win came from a few key players Eastlake will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jacob Romeo, who rushed for 64 yards and a pair of scores on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Julian DeBeneditto helped out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and a rushing touchdown.
West Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Rey Garcia was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself.
West Hills' record now sits at 4-6. As for Eastlake, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-6.
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