The Eastside Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Madison County Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Eastside really took it to Flowery Branch for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-12 victory at home. With the Eagles ahead 42-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Payton Shaw was a one-man wrecking crew for Eastside as he threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Shaw has posted since back in October of 2023. Tyler Hoff was in the mix too, providing Eastside with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastside's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tyler Marks.
Meanwhile, Madison County ended up a good deal behind Jackson County last Friday and lost 21-7. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastside pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madison County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Madison County when the teams last played back in September of 2015 as the team secured a 38-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside 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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