Football Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Eastlake Titans
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The Sweetwater Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Eastlake Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sweetwater easily dispatched Palo Verde Valley last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Red Devils fell just short of Otay Ranch by a score of 19-16 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Sweetwater took the loss, they still got scores from Zane Willis and Abdulkhadir Osman.
While Sweetwater came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Otay Ranch: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 29.4%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Osman and Joshua Roman, who each logged one passes deflected. Sweetwater wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 52.4%.
Meanwhile, Eastlake had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down Vista 28-14 on Friday. The Titans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Eastlake's victory came down to the chemistry between Tyler Balko and his top target Sean Stone. Balko threw for 93 yards and one TD while Stone picked up 88 receiving yards and one touchdown. That's the most passing yards Balko has posted since back in November of 2024.
Eastlake's record is now 2-4. As for Sweetwater, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Sweetwater came up short against Eastlake when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 21-17. Thankfully for the Red Devils, William Schmitz (who rushed for 74 yards and a pair of scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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