Football Preview: Eagle Rock Eagles vs. Banning Pilots
Two dominant signal callers in MarySol Jernigan and Alina Argueta are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eagle Rock Eagles will face off against the Banning Pilots at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Eagle Rock's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Eagle Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Garfield with a sharp 38-12 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Jernigan was her usual excellent self, throwing for 187 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards. Haylee Weatherspoon was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eagle Rock didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Weatherspoon and Jernigan.
Marshall typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Banning proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Barristers by a score of 19-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pilots.
Banning's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points per game. As for Eagle Rock, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
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