The East Lawrence Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the West Morgan Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East Lawrence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-12 win over Columbia.
Meanwhile, West Morgan put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-12 victory over Hatton at home. Fans of the Rebels have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Macarri Johnson, who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Shone Tapscott was another key back, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Morgan's defense and their 12 sacks. Jose Bibiano led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. West Morgan got some further help from Jaylin Mcguire: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
East Lawrence's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for West Morgan, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
East Lawrence was taken down by West Morgan 64-18 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can East Lawrence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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