Football Preview: Eisenhower Tigers vs. Hays Indians
The Eisenhower Tigers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Hays Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eisenhower is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Seaman 47-7. The Tigers pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Derek Morgan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 308 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 46 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Brayden Pappas was another key player, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Eisenhower's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jameson Turner and Drayton Oakes, who racked up four sacks between them. Eisenhower got some further help from Colton Doll: he made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hays had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Salthawks 28-0.
Hays has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Eisenhower, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Eisenhower against Hays in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 41-7 victory. Does Eisenhower have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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