The Tipton Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Tipton sitting on three straight victories and Eastern on six.
Tipton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Alexandria-Monroe 21-0. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Tipton found their leader in freshman Quinn Tolle, who punched in two rushing scores, and also threw for 127 yards while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Tipton wouldn't let Alexandria-Monroe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tipton can thank Chace Hussey and Nathan Hawkins for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Eastern beat Rochester 28-24 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Isaiah Pickett and Brant Beck. Pickett had a solid game and rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Beck was balling out in the loss, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Eastern pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.6 points per game. As for Tipton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Tipton took a serious blow against Eastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-0. Thankfully for Tipton, Jayden Eagle (who rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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