If Eaton was riding high fresh off their 35-0 takedown of Valley last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eaton Reds took a 33-15 bruising from the Berthoud Spartans on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Reds of the 34-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, Eaton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cooper Nider and Paxton Pettinger, who racked up five sacks between them.
The critical scores for Berthoud came from Weston Peatrowsky, Cade Anderson #14, Benjamin Schroeder, and Jayden Michaelis. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Streicher, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt.
Eaton's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Berthoud, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Eaton will square off against Elizabeth at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Elizabeth has won five straight at home, while Eaton won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Berthoud does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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