The Eastern Hancock Royals will square off against the Shenandoah Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Hancock will be strutting in after a win while Shenandoah will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastern Hancock will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Monroe Central on Friday. Eastern Hancock blew past Monroe Central 52-14 on the road. The matchup marked the Royals' most dominant victory of the season.
Mark Kube continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He has become a key player for Eastern Hancock: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Edon, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah lost a heartbreaker to Northeastern when they met back in September of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Shenandoah lost 42-20 to Northeastern. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Raiders struggled afterwards.
Eastern Hancock now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Shenandoah, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Eastern Hancock was able to grind out a solid win over Shenandoah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 26-14. Will Eastern Hancock repeat their success, or does Shenandoah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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