Football Preview: East Tigers vs. East Liverpool Potters
East is on a five-game streak of home wins, while East Liverpool is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Tigers will host the East Liverpool Potters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (East: 12.6, East Liverpool: 13.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
East is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Linden-McKinley just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 28-20 to the Panthers. The Tigers gained 67 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Aaron Britford and Davell Brock. Brock had a great game and rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Britford did his best for the losing side, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marsean Bowles and Shawn Rice.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Liverpool). They blew past Oak Glen 52-0 on Friday. Considering the Potters have won four matches by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 263 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards.
East Liverpool's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. D'Shawn Kirby was especially locked on to Oak Glen's QB and sacked him twice.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for East Liverpool, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Liverpool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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