Football Preview: Eastern Wayne Warriors vs. Princeton Bulldogs
The Eastern Wayne Warriors will challenge the Princeton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Eastern Wayne's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Washington County. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season so far.
Izeiah Oates had a dynamite game for Eastern Wayne, throwing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Oates also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass. Rahkeem Faison also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went Princeton's way against Clinton on Monday as Princeton made off with a 42-20 victory.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Austin Lewallen and he. Lewallen rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Teo Mcphatter is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
The win made it two in a row for Eastern Wayne and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Princeton, their record now sits at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Wayne against Princeton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 52-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Wayne 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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