Eastern has gone 7-2 against Clinton Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastern Comets will host the Clinton Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Eastern ended up a good deal behind Carroll and lost 28-13. The matchup marked the Comets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Eastern took the loss, they still got scores from Owen Tolle and Braylen Word.
Eastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaleb Hurt and Tolle. With that strong performance, Tolle is now averaging an impressive 6.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Clinton Central humbled Taylor with a 48-6 victory.
Amrin Barrett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Clinton Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Clinton Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastern against Clinton Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 53-8 victory. In that match, Eastern amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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