Football Preview: St. Martin Yellow Jackets vs. East Central Hornets
The St. Martin Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Martin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. Martin will head out to face East Central after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. St. Martin fell 28-15 to Stone. The Yellow Jackets gained 80 more yards on the day, but it was the Tomcats that made the best use of them.
The losing side was boosted by Kevin Marshall, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, East Central can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They took down North Pike 20-6. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cale Hollinghead was a one-man wrecking crew for East Central as he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hollinghead a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Central wouldn't let North Pike keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Oren Kibby, Lucas Smith, Elias Deangelo, and Deangelo picked up one apiece. Matthew Combs is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. East Central got some further help from Jeffery Jackson: he picked up two sacks, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Martin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East Central, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
St. Martin suffered a grim 63-42 defeat to East Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Martin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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