Utica Eisenhower and Romeo are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Utica Eisenhower Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Romeo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Utica Eisenhower will be strutting in after a victory while Romeo will be coming in after a defeat.
Utica Eisenhower is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing L'Anse Creuse: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Utica Eisenhower blew L'Anse Creuse out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lancers had no chance of recovering from.
Bryce Hurley and Conner Temple were among the main playmakers for Utica Eisenhower as the former gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Temple got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 66 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Utica Eisenhower was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 414 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Utica Eisenhower's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Amari Davis and Jimmy Mcguire.
Meanwhile, Romeo ended up a good deal behind Grosse Pointe South on Friday and lost 34-16.
The win made it two in a row for Utica Eisenhower and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Romeo, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Utica Eisenhower came up short against Romeo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 20-14. Thankfully for Utica Eisenhower, Kaden Burroughs (who threw for 138 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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