The Arlington Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Yutan Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Arlington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on North Bend Central with a sharp 38-14 win on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Killian Mcintosh had a dynamite game for Arlington, rushing for 196 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Those 196 rushing yards gave Mcintosh a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arlington wouldn't let North Bend Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arlington can thank Jake Flesner and Peyton Marfisi for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Yutan waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over the Tigers at home. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Chieftains this season.
Yutan can attribute much of their success to Max Egr, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Nathan Daniell, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Egr has become a key player for Yutan: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Neukirch, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Arlington's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Yutan, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Arlington has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yutan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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