Story by Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Camp Pendleton’s Headquarters and Service Battalion football team faced off against the Combat Center’s 1st Tank Battalion football team during the “Best in the West” game at Felix Field aboard the Combat Center on Dec. 2, 2017.
Marine Corps Community Services, in partnership with Semper Fit, hosted the event. The game took the two best teams in the Western United States and pitted them against each other for bragging rights as the “Best in the West”.
Pendleton’s H&S team were first to put points on the scoreboard, but 1st Tanks quickly returned with a touchdown. By the end of the first quarter however, H&S was up 28-7.
“Regardless of who wins or loses, they’re all out here to have a good time and play football,” said Victoria Myler, a member of the Combat Center community. “That’s why I come out and watch, I’m here to show my support, win or lose.”
The game ended with H&S taking the win, 66-7.