After both having extra time off, the Eagle Rock Eagles and the Garfield Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garfield is hoping to do what Wilson couldn't last Friday: put an end to Eagle Rock's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Eagle Rock blew past Wilson, posting a 52-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Mules are ranked 388th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagle Rock had a senior duo take command as MarySol Jernigan threw for 221 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.9% of her passes and Haylee Weatherspoon gained 218 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jernigan a new career-high in rushing yards (94). Another player making a difference was Nylah Moore, who picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Eagle Rock didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Weatherspoon.
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 last Friday. They blew past the Tigers 32-0.
Garfield's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points per game. As for Eagle Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Eagle Rock against Garfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle Rock since the team 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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