Eastern came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of the North Harrison Cougars. The Musketeers lost against the Cougars in their previous head to head back in September of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 22-8 score last time.
Bryce Fessel produced another solid effort rushing for 152 yards and two TDs on only 13 carries for North Harrison. Fessel has become a key player for the Cougars: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Cooper Clunie was in the mix as well, providing North Harrison with one touchdown.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for North Harrison, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
Coming up, Eastern will square off against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Musketeers will be up against the Lions' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for North Harrison, they will challenge Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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