Football Preview: Rossford Bulldogs vs. Eastwood Eagles
Rossford hasn't had much luck against Eastwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rossford Bulldogs will welcome the Eastwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Rossford is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Oak Harbor on the road and fell 55-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Rockets are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Eastwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Maumee by a score of 28-15. The 28-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Drew Luidhardt was his usual excellent self, throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Cam Schumaker.
Eastwood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kadyn Donnell.
Rossford's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Eastwood, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Rossford was dealt a bruising 48-10 defeat at the hands of Eastwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Rossford, Caiden Maize (who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry) 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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