Football Preview: Eastside Eagles vs. Madison County Red Raiders
The Eastside Eagles will head out to take on the Madison County Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Eastside was fully in charge, breezing past Flowery Branch 48-12 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Payton Shaw went supernova for Eastside, throwing for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Shaw has posted since back in October of 2023. Tyler Hoff was in the mix too, providing Eastside with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastside's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tyler Marks.
Meanwhile, Madison County ended up a good deal behind Jackson County two weeks ago and lost 21-7. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastside's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Madison County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Madison County in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, as the team secured a 38-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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