Eastern is 0-10 against Charlestown since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Eastern Musketeers are taking a road trip to take on the Charlestown Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Eastern is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Scottsburg 51-7. The Musketeers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-0.
Meanwhile, Charlestown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Salem, falling 42-22. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered against the Lions since October 6, 2017.
Charlestown might have lost, but man, Ryan Shields was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Shields a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Boomer Hester, who rushed for 121 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Charlestown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Charlestown, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Eastern was dealt a bruising 52-14 defeat at the hands of Charlestown when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Eastern, Clay Mcclelland (who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes) 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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