Football Preview: Eagan Wildcats vs. Eastview Lightning
Eagan and Eastview are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Eagan Wildcats will welcome the Eastview Lightning at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Eagan's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Eastview has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Eagan's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Forest Lake on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rangers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, a victory for Eastview just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 56-14 loss at the hands of Lakeville South. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Cougars are ranked 66th).
Although Eastview took the loss, they still got scores from Kaleb Ngwendson and Jossy Alebachew.
Eagan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Eastview, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Eagan's way against Eastview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Eagan made off with a 45-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastview's Demitri Stampley Jr., who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Eagan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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