Kent Island has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Easton Warriors on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kent Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Bennett. The match marked the Buccaneers' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Easton). They put the hurt on Parkside with a sharp 62-36 victory on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Warriors have posted since September 13th.
Michael O?Connor and Dustin Blue were among the main playmakers for Easton as the former rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns and the latter gained 158 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Blue a new career-high in rushing yards (125).
Easton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Horsey and Diontaye Copper. Horsey has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Kent Island's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Easton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Kent Island lost to Easton on the road by a decisive 43-24 margin in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of O?Connor, who rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Kent Island knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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