Football Recap: East Tigers vs. Beechcroft Cougars
East hadn't done well against Beechcroft recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went the East Tigers' way against the Beechcroft Cougars as the East Tigers made off with a 50-25 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
Ta'John Royster was a one-man wrecking crew for East as he rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Royster a new career-high in rushing yards. Aaron Britford also helped out as he racked up 125 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
East's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Beechcroft, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
East has already played their next match, a 34-17 win against Centennial on the 17th. As for Beechcroft, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-14 victory against Whitehall-Yearling on the 18th.
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