Eastwood and Pebble Hills are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Eastwood Troopers will head out to take on the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Eastwood ended up a good deal behind Franklin and lost 44-27. The Troopers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Eastwood got top-tier performance from Jude Walker, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Walker has become a key player for Eastwood: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Andre Saenz also helped out by tossing the rock for 336 yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pebble Hills on the road against Montwood on Friday as the team secured a 38-7 victory. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Rams are ranked 587th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zereian Quarles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Eastwood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pebble Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Eastwood was able to grind out a solid win over Pebble Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 49-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pebble Hills' Gael Ochoa, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Eastwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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