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| 11/14/25 - Home | 42-15 W |
| 10/10/25 - Home | 27-21 W |
| 11/07/24 - Away | 7-21 L |
Eastside had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past the South Sumter Raiders 42-15 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Rams, who have now won six contests in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Javaris Gardner, who rushed for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Gardner showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nelson Tambling, who threw for 116 yards and two TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Eastside proved: they limited South Sumter to a paltry -0.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Demarco Daniels for the heroic effort on defense: he. Eastside didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Eastside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tramayne Montague and Jayce Starke. Eastside got some further help from Chad Hall: he picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
Eastside's record is now 9-2. As for South Sumter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Coming up, Eastside will venture away from home to face off against Bishop Moore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Sumter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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