The Eastside Spartans will be playing at home against the Honaker Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastside will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Eastside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 50-20 win over Rural Retreat. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Spartans had established a 22-point advantage.
Eastside found their leader in sophomore Rocky Bond, who rushed for 60 yards and one TD, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and one score.
Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Honaker faced off against Northwood on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Panthers, posting a 56-19 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Honaker found their leader in freshman Parker Lowe, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Lowe's passing game has become a key predictor of the Tigers' success: the team is 6-2 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Levi Honaker did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 71 receiving yards.
Honaker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Blair Clark was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself.
Eastside's record now sits at 11-0. As for Honaker, their record is now 7-4.
Eastside might still be hurting after the 55-29 loss they got from Honaker in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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