Eagle Rock has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eagle Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with an 8-7 photo finish over Crenshaw.
Meanwhile, Cleveland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Eagles 16-13.
A big part of Cleveland's win came down to the chemistry between Domenik Fuentes and his top target Jeremiah Perez. Fuentes threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes while Perez picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Perez's longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Cleveland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Garcia and Perez.
Eagle Rock's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.1 points per game. As for Cleveland, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Eagle Rock and Cleveland were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, but Eagle Rock suffered an agonizing 55-54 defeat. Can Eagle Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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