The United Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the East Palestine Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with United sitting on six straight victories and East Palestine on three.
It was a Battle of the Birds when United took on Valley Christian on Saturday. United breezed by Valley Christian on the road to the tune of 45-14. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Palestine). They blew past Leetonia 52-26 on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zach Schnelle and Rj May were among the main playmakers for East Palestine as the former rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and the latter gained 72 total yards and two touchdowns. Schnelle also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
United's record now sits at 8-1. As for East Palestine, their record is now 6-3.
Everything came up roses for United against East Palestine when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for United 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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