The Eastside Tigers will face off against the Shawnee Renegades at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastside hasn't scored more than eight points for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Eastside's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Winslow Township on Saturday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shawnee). They snuck past Pennsauken with a 35-29 victory on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Renegades considering their three-point performance the contest before.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shawnee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pennsauken only rushed for 222.
Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Shawnee, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Eastside suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Shawnee when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Eastside, Joe Papa (who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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