Football Preview: Otsego Knights vs. Eastwood Eagles
The Otsego Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Eastwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Otsego's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Harbor on Friday. They were beaten by the Rockets 31-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Rockets are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Eastwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Fostoria for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-0 win at home. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cam Schumaker and he. Schumaker gained 85 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 85 total yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Eastwood's defense and their three sacks. Connor Norton was especially locked on to Fostoria's QB and sacked him twice.
This is the second loss in a row for Otsego and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Eastwood, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Otsego was dealt a bruising 45-14 loss at the hands of Eastwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Otsego, Caiden Maize (who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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