The Eastern Comets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Blackford Bruins at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern has four straight wins, Blackford has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Clinton Prairie at home to the tune of 49-15 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Comets with their most commanding win of the season.
Eastern found their leader in underclassman Gibson Eagle, who threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Eagle. Isaiah Pickett helped Eagle out on the ground, rushing for 111 yards on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, a victory for Blackford just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Alexandria-Monroe on the road and fell 40-6.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Blackford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Eastern against Blackford in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Will Eastern repeat their success, or does Blackford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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