Blackford is 0-10 against Eastbrook since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Blackford Bruins will take on the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Blackford focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
On Friday, Blackford needed a bit of extra time to put away Elwood. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 14-7. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bruins were the better team in the second half.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kamari Taylor and he. Taylor rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries while he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Brady Bannister a new career-high in rushing yards.
Blackford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Eastbrook won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Alexandria-Monroe 28-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Bodie Howell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 101 rushing yards in the fourth games prior.
Eastbrook's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Carter Daugherty.
Blackford's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Eastbrook, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Blackford was taken down by Eastbrook 43-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Blackford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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