The Eastside Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Madison County Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Eastside was fully in charge, breezing past Flowery Branch 48-12 at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Payton Shaw was a one-man wrecking crew for Eastside as he threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Shaw has posted since back in October of 2023. Tyler Hoff was in the mix too, providing Eastside with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastside'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 Tyler Marks.
Meanwhile, Madison County lost to Jackson County at home by a 21-7 margin two weeks ago. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastside pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madison County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Madison County in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as the squad secured a 38-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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