Football Preview: Pebble Hills Spartans vs. Eastwood Troopers
Pebble Hills and Eastwood are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Pebble Hills Spartans will welcome the Eastwood Troopers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pebble Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Pebble Hills on the road against Montwood as the team secured a 38-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
Zereian Quarles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eastwood lost to Franklin at home by a 44-27 margin on Friday. The Troopers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastwood might have lost, but man, Jude Walker was a machine: he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Walker is becoming a predictor of Eastwood's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Andre Saenz also helped out by tossing the rock for 336 yards.
The victory got Pebble Hills back to even at 3-3. As for Eastwood, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Pebble Hills came up short against Eastwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-42. Will Pebble Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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