Football Preview: Charlestown Pirates vs. Eastern Musketeers
Charlestown is on a three-game streak of home losses, Eastern a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Charlestown Pirates will welcome the Eastern Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Charlestown is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Salem on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Charlestown came up short against Salem, falling 42-22. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-0.
Charlestown might have lost, but man, Ryan Shields was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 71 yards. Backing up that air attack was Boomer Hester, who rushed for 121 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Charlestown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eastern was beaten by Scottsburg 51-7 on Friday. The Musketeers were down 51-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Charlestown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Charlestown against Eastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastern's Nathan Mcbride, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Charlestown to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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