Football Preview: Georgetown Eagles vs. East View Patriots
The Georgetown Eagles will square off against the East View Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Georgetown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully East View likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Georgetown blew past Rouse, posting a 42-14 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Jett Walker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 253 yards while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Mcdougle, who threw for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Georgetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Georgetown's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Tennison Dean with two.
Meanwhile, East View entered their matchup against Cedar Park on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East View fell just short of Cedar Park by a score of 31-29. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Timberwolves: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ty Blair and David Cooper. Cooper had a great game and threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Blair was balling out in the loss, throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 115 yards on only 14 carries.
Georgetown's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East View, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Georgetown has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 240.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, East View has preferred to attack from the air: they average 288.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Georgetown strolled past East View in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-13. Does Georgetown have another victory up their sleeve, or will East View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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