Westfield Preview

Preview:  Fishers @ Westfield, October 9th

     Tigers (4-3) look to getting back on the winning track on the road friday night against conference foe Westfield Shamrocks (4-3).  Westfield started the season with 4 straight wins before dropping their recent 3.

Aug 21 - vs Harrison - win 38-21
Aug 28 - at Southport - win 40-36
Sept 4 - at Zionsville - win 45-30
Sept 11 - vs Noblesville - win 18-14
Sept 18 - HSE (Lucas) - loss 18-34
Sept 25 - vs Brownsburg - loss 30-59
Oct 2 - at Avon - loss 20-35

     The Shamrocks have struggled, particularly on offense but have also seen their defense at time almost keep them in the games despite getting behind early.  Their defense has given up a lot of deep pass plays against oppenents, particularly against Brownsburg and HSE.  Against Avon, Westfield was down 28-0 but they were able to get closer and kept fighting.

     QB Ryan Pepiot is a quality passer and his favorite receiver has been Evan Manley.  In the special teams corps, they have a very good kicker, Alex Bales, who managed to nail a 51 yard FG against Brownsburg.  The Shamrocks also managed to block 2 punts against HSE so it is an area of the game they are very capable of turning a game around quickly with.

     Tigers will need to play mistake free on offense, execute efficiently and score at least 6 times down the field I believe to win this game.  The defense for the Tigers has been giving up more points and can certainly get back to what we saw during the initial weeks of the season especially if some key defensive lineman are healthy.

Prediction:  Fishers 35, Westfield 21