The Eastern Eagles will square off against the Notre Dame Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Eastern made easy work of Symmes Valley and carried off a 53-29 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 24 points or more this season.
Eastern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eric Manley Jr. out in front who threw for 509 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Manley Jr. is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Tucker Leist was Manley Jr.'s top target, picking up 236 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Notre Dame just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 36-8 loss at the hands of South Gallia. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Eastern skirted past Notre Dame 31-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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