Football Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Elwood Panthers
Eastbrook is 10-0 against Elwood since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastbrook Panthers will be playing at home against the Elwood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastbrook has three straight wins, Elwood has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Blackford at home to the tune of 49-0 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Bodie Howell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 129 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 251 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Eastbrook's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Mason Shell with two.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Elwood's offense. They took a blow against Madison-Grant on Friday, falling 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Argylls are ranked 110th).
Eastbrook now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Elwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Eastbrook against Elwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will Eastbrook repeat their success, or does Elwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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