Two dominant signal callers in Aaron Britford and Davell Brock are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Linden-McKinley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with East sitting on seven straight wins and Linden-McKinley on five.
Last Thursday, East strolled past Centennial with points to spare, taking the game 34-17.
Britford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. Ta'John Royster was in the mix too, providing East with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Xavier Hunter and Mar?Qwez Mattox, who racked up four sacks between them. Mattox also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, while Linden-McKinley put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Mifflin. Linden-McKinley simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mifflin 57-0 on the road. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Linden-McKinley found their leader in underclassman Brock, who threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Emmanuel Towns was Brock's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Linden-McKinley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Towns and Briyon Jamison. Towns continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
East's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Linden-McKinley, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for East against Linden-McKinley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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