After two games on the road, Eastern is heading back home. They will host the Highland Regional Tartans on Friday. Highland Regional took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastern, who comes in off a win.
Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Clearview 43-0 on the road on Friday. Considering the Vikings have won three matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Highland Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Vineland, falling 25-0. Considering the last time the Tartans couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
The victory got Eastern back to even at 4-4. As for Highland Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Eastern might still be hurting after the 29-7 loss they got from Highland Regional when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Eastern, Nehemiah Butler-Mayhew (who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry) 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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