The Eureka Tornadoes will face off against the Bluestem Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Eureka will head out to face Bluestem after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Eureka was dealt a 56-12 loss at the hands of Humboldt. The Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Cubs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Bluestem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 14-6 to Central Heights.
The losing side was boosted by Colten Neal, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bluestem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eureka fell to 3-1. As for Bluestem, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Eureka against Bluestem in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 44-0 victory. Does Eureka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bluestem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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