Eastern is 0-9 against Silver Creek since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastern Musketeers will host the Silver Creek Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Eastern's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brownstown Central on Friday. They were outmatched by the Braves on the road and fell 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Braves are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Silver Creek came up short against Floyd Central on Friday and fell 33-22. The loss was the Dragons' first of the season.
Silver Creek's loss came about despite a quality game from Kedon Ward, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards.
Eastern's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Silver Creek, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Eastern suffered a grim 33-12 defeat to Silver Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Eastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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