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| 10/25/24 - Home | 35-7 W |
| 08/27/21 - Away | 35-0 W |
| 08/28/20 - Home | 42-0 W |
Eastern has gone a perfect 3-0 against Blackford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Comets are taking a road trip to square off against the Bruins at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern has five straight wins, Blackford has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Eastern strolled past Clinton Prairie with points to spare, taking the game 25-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gibson Eagle, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards on only nine carries. The Comets' leading receiver Bently Hullinger was Eagle's top target yet again, picking up 85 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 13 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kaleb Hurt, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Eastern's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Clinton Prairie's QB won't forget Alister Shrock anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Blackford's offense. They were dealt a 63-0 loss at the hands of Alexandria-Monroe on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Bruins seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Blackford's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Eastern against Blackford in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-7 win. In that contest, the Comets amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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