Football Preview: Eisenhower Eagles vs. Summit SkyHawks
The Eisenhower Eagles will square off against the Summit SkyHawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Eisenhower is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They were the clear victor by a 38-14 margin over Kaiser on Friday.
Brayden Wann was a one-man wrecking crew for Eisenhower as he threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Aaron Ellard was Wann's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eisenhower didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Edwin Salinas and Jayden Jackson.
Meanwhile, Summit had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They really took it to the Spartans for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the SkyHawks, who have now won five matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Summit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Summit's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Mark Mitchell III with three.
Eisenhower's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Summit, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Eisenhower was able to grind out a solid win over Summit when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 31-22. Will Eisenhower repeat their success, or does Summit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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