With a playoff game on the line, Eisenhower rose to the challenge on Thursday. They breezed by the Emporia Spartans to the tune of 55-10. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Carter Pabst, who picked up 25 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Eisenhower also got a significant boost from Brayden Pappas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 155 yards.
Eisenhower was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 194.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 162.
Eisenhower's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Emporia, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Eisenhower wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 37-26 win against Maize South on the 8th. Emporia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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