On Saturday, Eastern faced Ballou in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastern Ramblers put the hurt on the Ballou Knights with a sharp 40-15 victory. Considering the Ramblers have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Daquan Ginyard was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Eastern's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Dion Sanders and Justice Bush, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Eastern has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Ballou, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Eastern will host Woodson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Eastern: 13.1, Woodson: 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Ballou, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Jackson-Reed at 6:00 p.m. on October 31st.
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