Skyline has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Skyline's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brighton on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Bengals. The Eagles have struggled against the Bengals recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, West is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Rigby. West fell just short of Rigby by a score of 35-33.
West might have lost, but man, Lote Sotele was a machine: he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sotele's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Kamden Lopati, who threw for 220 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
Even though they lost, West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Skyline's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Skyline was dealt a bruising 57-9 defeat at the hands of West when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Skyline, Isaiah Su'Esu'E (who threw for 446 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards) 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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