Football Preview: Eastern Hills Highlanders vs. Decatur Eagles
The Eastern Hills Highlanders are on the road again on Friday to play the Decatur Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Eastern Hills finally turned things around against Western Hills on Friday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 32-22. The Highlanders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, while Decatur put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Carter-Riverside. Decatur blew past Carter-Riverside 70-0 on the road. Given Decatur's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Carter-Riverside is ranked 1118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Decatur's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jake Milligan, who rushed for 130 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Milligan a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jed Ross, who threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastern Hills' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Decatur, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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