Football Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Elwood Panthers
Eastbrook has gone 10-0 against Elwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastbrook Panthers will host the Elwood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastbrook has three straight victories, Elwood has four straight losses), 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. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest 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 contests 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. Mason Shell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Elwood fell victim to Madison-Grant and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 64-0 defeat at the hands of the Argylls. 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 113th).
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 team 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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