Football Recap: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Christian Eagles
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for East Grand Rapids on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Christian Eagles out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Tyler Blake was a one-man wrecking crew for East Grand Rapids as he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Thornton, who threw for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Grand Rapids was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Christian lost, don't look at Tony Phillips. Despite the final result, he rushed for 109 yards. The dominant performance gave Phillips a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Grand Rapids now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
East Grand Rapids will face off against Northview on Friday. Northview will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something East Grand Rapids surely won't give up without a fight. As for Christian, they will square off against Forest Hills Eastern on Friday. Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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