Eastern has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Woodson Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Eastern: 13.1, Woodson: 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Ballou, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Eastern was ranked seventh). Everything went Eastern's way against Ballou on Saturday as Eastern made off with a 40-15 victory. Considering the Ramblers have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Daquan Ginyard was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Woodson's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 19-12 to Coolidge.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Woodson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Eastern ended up a good deal behind Woodson when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 22-6. Can Eastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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