East won the last time they faced Skyline, and things went their way on Friday too. The East Leopards blew past the Skyline Eagles 35-12. Considering the Leopards have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
East's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Skyline's QB won't forget Lione Hola anytime soon given he sacked him twice. The dominant performance also gave Hola a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win snapped East's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. As for Skyline, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
East's and West will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully East likes a good challenge. As for Skyline, they will head out on the road to challenge Alta at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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