The Des Moines East Scarlets will square off against the Jefferson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Des Moines East is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Des Moines East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Lincoln on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the Lynx. The loss was the Scarlets' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 53-6 victory over Des Moines North.
Having lost for the first time this season, Des Moines East fell to 2-1. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Des Moines East was taken down by Jefferson 56-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Des Moines East was down 42-12.
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