Westwood is 0-3 against St. Benedict at Auburndale since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Westwood Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles at 7:00 p.m. St. Benedict at Auburndale took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Westwood, who comes in off a win.
Westwood will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Bluff City on Thursday. Westwood breezed by Bluff City on the road to the tune of 40-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Longhorns considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Westwood found their leader in underclassman Corrian Johnson, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Westwood's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Dvan Scott was especially locked on to Bluff City's QB and sacked him three times. Scott's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up three sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Benedict at Auburndale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a blow against Cordova, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Wolves are ranked 130th).
The victory got Westwood back to even at 1-1. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Westwood came up short against St. Benedict at Auburndale in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 30-24. Can Westwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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