Football Preview: Eastmont Wildcats vs. Eisenhower Cadets
Eastmont has gone 7-2 against Eisenhower recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastmont Wildcats will host the Eisenhower Cadets at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastmont has three straight wins, Eisenhower has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 42-24 victory over Wenatchee on Saturday. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastmont to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austin Zelinski, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Bodie Yale, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Eastmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Evan Mathena and Logan Schmutzler.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Eisenhower's offense. They were outmatched by Moses Lake at home and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Mavericks are ranked 29th).
Eastmont's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Eisenhower, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Eastmont against Eisenhower when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 28-0 win. Does Eastmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eisenhower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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