Football Preview: Eastridge Lancers vs. Batavia Blue Devils
The Eastridge Lancers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Batavia Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastridge will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 32-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Honeoye Falls-Lima on Friday. Eastridge skirted past Honeoye Falls-Lima 27-24.
Dwayne Collins went supernova for Eastridge, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Benny Calixto, who threw for 180 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Eastridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Batavia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-6 victory over Rochester Prep. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Batavia's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points per game. As for Eastridge, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Eastridge came up short against Batavia when the teams last played back in October, falling 7-0. Can Eastridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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