Eastside has gone a perfect 10-0 against Central Noble recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Blazers will be playing at home against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastside has three straight wins, Central Noble has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Eastside beats Central Noble with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Blazers breezed past Fremont to the tune of 42-13 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Blazers, who have now won four games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Job Richman
| 10/03/25 @ Fremont | 156.3 |
| 09/19/25 vs Garrett | 153.3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Prairie Heights | 141 |
| 08/22/25 @ Woodlan | 136.9 |
| 10/25/24 @ Whitko | 135.4 |
Eastside can attribute much of their success to Job Richman, who rushed for 110 yards and two scores on only 13 carries, and Noah Dove, who rushed for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Richman a new career-high in passer rating (156.3).
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Central Noble played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Churubusco, falling 62-3. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Central Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Eastside has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 266.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Central Noble, though, as they've been averaging only 34.9 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Central Noble when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 48-6 win. Do the Blazers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
