Football Preview: Immanuel Eagles vs. Shafter Generals
The Immanuel Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Shafter Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Immanuel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.
Immanuel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat McLane by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 22-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Jackson Leibee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Shafter entered their tilt with North on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Stars 56-7. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Mariyon Sloan, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss). Another player making a difference was Ezekiel Osborne, who threw for 167 yards and four touchdowns.
Shafter wouldn't let North keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Nick Rosette led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Shafter pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Immanuel, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Immanuel has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shafter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Immanuel was able to grind out a solid win over Shafter in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, winning 14-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immanuel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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