East and Buchtel are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The East Dragons will host the Buchtel Griffins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither East nor Buchtel posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
East is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Firestone just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 13-12 to the Falcons.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Buchtel beat Garfield 12-6 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Buchtel's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Garfield's QB won't forget Demetrice Coates anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Buchtel, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
East skirted past Buchtel 14-11 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will East repeat their success, or does Buchtel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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