The Wheelersburg Pirates had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past Portsmouth West 35-7 at home. The result was nothing new for Wheelersburg, who have now won five matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Portsmouth West lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mason Parker. Despite the final result, he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Wheelersburg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Portsmouth West, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheelersburg will take on Africentric Early College at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Africentric Early College will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 381st, while Wheelersburg is ranked 133rd). As for Portsmouth West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Heath at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heath has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 165 points over their last three matches.
