Football Preview: Eastlake Titans vs. Sweetwater Red Devils
The Eastlake Titans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sweetwater Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Eastlake focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
Eastlake is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mater Dei Catholic last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastlake came up short against Mater Dei Catholic, falling 34-13. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Eastlake got top-tier performance from William Schmitz, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Schmitz has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 21-17 to Otay Ranch. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Mustangs are ranked 315th).
Zaryan Crews put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 139 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sweetwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Eastlake's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Sweetwater, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
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