Eastview and Eagan are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Eastview Lightning will head out on the road to take on the Eagan Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastview is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Eastview is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lakeville South on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastview had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Lakeville South. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Cougars are ranked 66th).
Although Eastview took the loss, they still got scores from Kaleb Ngwendson and Jossy Alebachew.
Meanwhile, Eagan fell victim to Forest Lake and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rangers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Eastview's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Eagan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Eastview might still be hurting after the 45-20 loss they got from Eagan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Eastview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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