The Eastside Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Ballard Beavers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Eastside Catholic nor Ballard posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Eastside Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against O'Dea on Friday. They came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 20-0. That makes it the first time this season the Crusaders have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Ballard had to suffer through a 62-3 loss at the hands of Roosevelt. While losing is never fun, the Beavers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Roughriders are ranked 33rd).
Eastside Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1. As for Ballard, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Eastside Catholic against Ballard in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 43-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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