The Westwood Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Fairfield Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Fairfield likes a good challenge.
Westwood will bounce into Friday's match after beating Teague, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Westwood managed a 42-36 victory over Teague on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Lions are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fairfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Diboll, falling 34-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since November 3, 2023.
Fairfield might have lost, but man, Finn Smith was a machine: he picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 105.4 receiving yards per game. Fairfield also got a significant boost from Darion Weatherall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Westwood's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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