It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westview had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured an 18-14 W over the Mission Bay Buccaneers. This was payback for the Wolverines, who suffered a 24-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Westview can attribute much of their success to Mason Walsh, who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 66 yards and a touchdown. Walsh has become a key player for Westview: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise. Langdon Mullica handled things on the ground, rushing for 114 yards.
Westview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Westview's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. Mateo Bresenden was especially locked on to Mission Bay's QB and sacked him 4.5 times.
Westview's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Mission Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Westview has already played their next matchup, a 19-14 win against Montgomery on the 22nd. Mission Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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