Football Game Preview: East Aurora Blue Devils vs. Iroquois Redhawks

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 12:07am

Football Preview: East Aurora Blue Devils vs. Iroquois Redhawks

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The East Aurora Blue Devils will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Iroquois Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On October 4th, East Aurora got the win against Cheektowaga by a conclusive 32-12.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Iroquois at home against Hamburg on Friday as the team secured a 48-14 win. The Redhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Justus Kleitz, who threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards on only nine carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 305.1 passing yards per game. Brady Wilkinson was another key player, gaining 178 total yards and two touchdowns.

The victory got East Aurora back to even at 1-1. As for Iroquois, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.

East Aurora took a serious blow against Iroquois in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 63-14. Thankfully for East Aurora, Trevor Barry (who rushed for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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