When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Where: Burger Stadium

Radio/TV: 1300 AM.

Records: Westlake 7-2, 5-1; Akins 2-7, 1-5

Last season: Westlake won 39-3.

Series: Westlake leads 7-0.

Foe to know: Knockus Sashington – There’s more to this WR’s game than his name: he only has 25 catches for the year but averages 18.8 yards per reception.

Stat that matters: 9 – Number of offensive touchdowns that Akins has scored in district play.

Rundown: Perennial cellar dwellers earned their first disrict win in five years when they beat Anderson 31-17 to open 25-5A play. … Since that win, the Eagles have averaged just 14.2 points a game. … RB D’Auuhndre Raindle has emerged as a workhorse in the past four weeks with a cumulative 84 carries for 501 yards. … Defense allows 30 points a game and gave up 420 yards to Bastrop in a 35-21 loss last week.

Picayune’s pick: Westlake 42, Akins 7.