The Eastern Eagles will square off against the South Gallia Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Gallia is hoping to do what Notre Dame couldn't on Friday: put an end to Eastern's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Eastern was the clear victor by a 43-22 margin over Notre Dame.
Brady Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Eric Manley Jr., who threw for 213 yards and four touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Eastern's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. Cade Leist led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Notre Dame's side was Declan Davis, who made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Gallia). They blew past East 46-8 on the road two weeks ago. Winning may never get old, but the Rebels sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Eastern pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Gallia, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Eastern strolled past South Gallia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 27-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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