It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastern Greene had no problem doing just that on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 28-27 photo finish over the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars.
Peyton Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Greene's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Kasen Cullison was Lewis' top target, picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eastern Greene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Greenwood Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Trey Dobson, who rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Eastern Greene's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Eastern Greene's road trip will continue as they head out to face North Decatur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Decatur will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Eastern Greene surely won't give up without a fight. Greenwood Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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