Westlake was the 42-26 winner over Iota when they last played one another back in October of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Westlake Rams were just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 28-27 to the Iota Bulldogs.
Despite the defeat, Westlake saw an underclassman step up: Brody Anderson threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards. 98 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ryan Allen, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Westlake's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Iota, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Westlake will welcome Lake Charles College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Iota, they will head out on the road to face off against Ville Platte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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