The Crestwood Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Romulus Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Crestwood's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Romulus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Crestwood will head out to face Romulus after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Crestwood took a 16-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garden City. Having soared to a lofty 69 points in the game before, the Chargers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Romulus). They blew past Melvindale, posting a 40-0 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their three-point performance the contest before.
Torrence Searcy went supernova for Romulus, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
Romulus wouldn't let Melvindale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Romulus can thank Marsean Curry and Semajay Hayes for forcing both of them.
Crestwood's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Romulus, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Crestwood barely slipped by Romulus when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 37-36. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Searcy, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crestwood still be able to contain Searcy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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