Football Game Preview: Eastside Catholic Crusaders vs. Ballard Beavers + How To Watch

vs

Previous Games

10/03/24 - Away	41-7 W
09/08/23 - Home	43-0 W
09/10/22 - Away	49-0 W
10/22/21 - Home	49-0 W
04/16/21 - Away	13-21 L
+ 2 more games

Eastside Catholic has gone 6-1 against Ballard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Beavers at 7:00 p.m. Eastside Catholic's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Ballard's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Eastside Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: O'Dea, who was ranked first at the time (Eastside Catholic was ranked seventh). The Crusaders fell 24-20 to the Fighting Irish on Friday. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.

Ballard had taken Roosevelt down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Saturday. The Beavers took a 10-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roughriders. The Beavers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ballard now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Eastside Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Everything came up roses for Eastside Catholic against Ballard in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-7 win. In that game, the Crusaders amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.