Football Preview: East Bladen Eagles vs. Ashley Screaming Eagle
The East Bladen Eagles will face off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
East Bladen will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against West Bladen on Monday. East Bladen claimed a resounding 42-8 win over West Bladen on the road. With the Eagles ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, while Ashley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for East Carteret. Ashley breezed by East Carteret at home to the tune of 48-0. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Mariners are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Eller had a dynamite game for Ashley, throwing for 216 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, Eller is now averaging an impressive 4 passing touchdowns per game. Dolan Davis was Eller's top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The victory got East Bladen back to even at 1-1. As for Ashley, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
East Bladen came up short against Ashley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-32. Will East Bladen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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