The Eastside Lions will take on the Lancaster Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 28-13 win over Littlerock on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Lions as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Nehemiah Shannon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lancaster hadn't done well against Palmdale recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lancaster snuck past Palmdale with a 22-16 win.
Jacob Walker and Jayson Wilson were among the main playmakers for Lancaster as the former rushed for 179 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lancaster'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 Roger Price. Another thorn in Palmdale's side was Zeon Camps, who made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lancaster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Eastside's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Lancaster, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Eastside was taken down by Lancaster 48-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Eastside, Ashton Mitchell (who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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