The Eisenhower Tigers will head out to face off against the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eisenhower has five straight wins, Arkansas City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eisenhower gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They secured a 21-17 W over Andover. The 21-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Eisenhower wouldn't let Andover keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jameson Turner, Julian Gallegos, and Peyton Dean picked up one apiece. Gallegos is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Andover's side was Makai Tagatac, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Arkansas City just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Maize South. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Mavericks are ranked 23rd).
Eisenhower pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Arkansas City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Eisenhower strolled past Arkansas City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 38-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arkansas City's Daxton Weakley, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eisenhower still be able to contain Weakley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
