Football Preview: East Tigers vs. Beechcroft Cougars
East has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Beechcroft Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
East will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Saturday, then bounced right back against Whetstone on Friday. East blew past Whetstone 43-14 at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 43-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Braves cut but never quite recovered from.
Aaron Britford was his usual excellent self, throwing for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Ta'John Royster was another key player, gaining 110 total yards and a touchdown.
East's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Xavier Hunter and Mar?Qwez Mattox, who racked up four sacks between them. Mattox is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Beechcroft made sure to put some points up on the board against Mifflin on Friday. Everything went Beechcroft's way against Mifflin as Beechcroft made off with a 40-14 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
East pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Beechcroft, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
East didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Beechcroft in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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