On Saturday Eagle River will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Soldotna Stars at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Eagle River focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight on Saturday.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: North Pole, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked eighth). Eagle River took a 17-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Pole. The game marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Eagle River's loss came about despite a quality game from Michael Roschi, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Roschi's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Eagle River also got a significant boost from Nolan Beaty, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eagle River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Soldotna put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over Wasilla. Fans of the Stars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Eagle River's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Soldotna, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eagle River took a serious blow against Soldotna in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 55-7. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eagle River was down 35-7.
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