Eastern is 1-8 against Ballou since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Eastern Ramblers will be staying on the road to face off against the Ballou Knights. Ballou 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 coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Coolidge, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Eastern was ranked sixth). Eastern came out on top against Coolidge by a score of 34-27 on Friday.
Daquan Ginyard and Jeremiah Hubbard were among the main playmakers for Eastern as the former rushed for 145 yards and the latter threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Ballou was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Dunbar on the road and fell 34-0.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Ballou, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Eastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Ballou when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 14-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ballou's Kelvin Hewitt, who threw for 226 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Eastern to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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