Football Preview: Eastern Musketeers vs. Paoli Rams
The Eastern Musketeers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Paoli Rams at 7:00 p.m. Eastern's offense hasn't had much luck over their past eight contests, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eastern is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Charlestown on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastern came up short against Charlestown, falling 33-7.
Meanwhile, Paoli put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by North Knox on the road to the tune of 36-7. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Paoli's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Hannon, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Fletcher Cole, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Paoli was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Paoli, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Eastern was taken down by Paoli 52-20 in their previous matchup back in October of 2017. Can Eastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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