Football Preview: Eastern Tech Mavericks vs. Overlea Falcons
After two games on the road, Eastern Tech is heading back home. They will welcome the Overlea Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eastern Tech's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Town on Thursday. They took a blow against New Town, falling 50-0. The Mavericks have struggled against the recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Overlea took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 47-10 win over Dulaney. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won three games by 31 points or more so far this season.
Overlea had a senior duo take command as Keshon Greene gained 156 total yards and three touchdowns and Corey Perry threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance also gave Greene a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overlea was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Overlea didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jalon Brewer.
Eastern Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Overlea, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Eastern Tech was dealt a bruising 44-0 loss at the hands of Overlea in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perry, who threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. Now that Eastern Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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