Westside is 0-4 against Harlem since November of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Westside Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Harlem Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Westside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Westside was fully in charge, breezing past Cross Creek 41-6 on the road. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Jeanarion Kamga was his usual excellent self, rushing for 250 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 89-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Westside's defense made their presence known, laying out Brandon Wallace. three times. Xavier Devaughn was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Harlem entered their match against Aquinas on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Harlem took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aquinas. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Westside pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Harlem, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-1.
Westside might still be hurting after the 36-14 defeat they got from Harlem in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Westside, Jeremiah Ellis (who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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