The Eastwood Eagles will take on the Norwayne Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.8 points per game this season.
Eastwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Archbold 41-0. The Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Eastwood can attribute much of their success to Cam Schumaker, who gained 100 total yards and four touchdowns, and Drew Luidhardt, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Schumaker also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Eastwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brock Messinger, Schumaker, Andre Lewis, and Kevin Lewis picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Norwayne came tearing into Friday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 win over the Panthers. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Panthers are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Moyer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 314 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards.
Norwayne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Eastwood pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.7 points per game. As for Norwayne, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Eastwood and Norwayne have no problem gaining yardage. Eastwood has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 375.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Norwayne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 424.9. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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