Football Preview: Eastwood Eagles vs. Fostoria Redmen
Eastwood has gone 9-0 against Fostoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastwood Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fostoria Redmen at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastwood has six straight victories, Fostoria has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastwood's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Rossford on the road. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eastwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Drew Luidhardt, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and Cam Schumaker, who picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Schumaker also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
Eastwood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brock Messinger and Sawyer Mason.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fostoria's offense. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of Oak Harbor. While losing is never fun, the Redmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 577th, while the Rockets are ranked 119th).
Eastwood's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fostoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Eastwood against Fostoria in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-20 win. In that match, Eastwood amassed a halftime lead of 34-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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