Football Preview: Eastwood Eagles vs. Elmwood Royals
Eastwood is 8-2 against Elmwood since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastwood Eagles will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Elmwood Royals at 7:00 p.m. Elmwood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastwood, who comes in off a win.
Eastwood is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Kenton. Eastwood narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Kenton 38-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since August 18, 2023.
Drew Luidhardt was a one-man wrecking crew for Eastwood as he threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score.
Eastwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cam Schumaker and Dayquan Oliver.
Meanwhile, Elmwood couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Evergreen 35-7 on Friday.
Everything came up roses for Eastwood against Elmwood when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. Will Eastwood repeat their success, or does Elmwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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