West's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed by the Emporia Spartans on the road to the tune of 40-12.
Colby Eck-Watkins went supernova for West, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Eck-Watkins a new career-high in rushing yards. West also got a significant boost from Deandre Rogers Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
West's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Khyron Taylor, Mencali En, and Trale Wilson picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Emporia's side was Wayman Kidd, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got West back to even at 1-1. As for Emporia, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
West will head out on the road to face off against North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Emporia, they will challenge Field Kindley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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