Central Noble is on a four-game streak of home losses, Eastside a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Central Noble Cougars will host the Eastside Blazers at 7:00 p.m.
Central Noble's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Churubusco on Friday. They were beaten by the Eagles 34-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastside). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Fremont 38-7 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Blazers have posted since October 20, 2023.
Eastside found their leader in underclassman Noah Dove, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 59 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Eastside wouldn't let Fremont keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eastside can thank Job Richman and Kaison Hewitt for forcing both of them.
Central Noble's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Central Noble was dealt a bruising 43-7 defeat at the hands of Eastside in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Central Noble, Wyatt Davis (who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his 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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