With a playoff game on the line, Eastside rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over the Whitko Wildcats. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blazers considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Job Richman was a one-man wrecking crew for Eastside as he rushed for 126 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes. Those 126 rushing yards gave Richman a new career-high.
Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Eastside has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Whitko, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Eastside's road trip will continue as they head out to face Prairie Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitko does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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