Madison-Grant is 1-9 against Eastbrook since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Madison-Grant Argylls will be playing at home against the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Madison-Grant sitting on six straight victories and Eastbrook on four.
Madison-Grant's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Frankton 49-0 on the road. Fans of the Argylls have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastbrook). They really took it to Elwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 58-0 win at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Eastbrook had established a 42 point advantage.
It was another big night for Bodie Howell, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 251 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Madison-Grant pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Eastbrook, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Madison-Grant ended up a good deal behind Eastbrook in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 22-8. Thankfully for Madison-Grant, Gage Engle (who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns) 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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