Football Recap: Piedmont Wildcats vs. Eisenhower Eagles
Piedmont waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Eisenhower Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 49-31. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Piedmont found their leader in underclassman DreAndre Bruton, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Bruton's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Jayden Fuston also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Piedmont pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Eisenhower, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont will host Southmoore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Piedmont's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Eisenhower, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Northwest Classen at 7:00 p.m. Eisenhower is facing Northwest Classen at the right time seeing as Northwest Classen is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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