Two dominant backs in Easton Schroeder and Piercen Huff are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Norwich Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Central Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Norwich has given up an average of 42.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Norwich is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Fairfield on Friday. They took a blow against the Falcons, falling 52-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Central Christian strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past Pretty Prairie, posting a 52-6 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 94th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Christian's win came from a few key players Norwich will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Eigsti, who rushed for 41 yards and one TD, and also threw for 34 yards and one touchdown. He was even better on defense, forcing one fumble, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending one pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Central Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Central Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Eigsti and Huff were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Huff got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Central Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Norwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Norwich was taken down by Central Christian 52-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 46-6.
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