With a playoff win on the line, Eastside rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-3 victory over the Manchester Squires. Considering the Blazers have won seven games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Job Richman, who rushed for 130 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, and also threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Richman a new career-high in passer rating (160.4). Noah Dove was another key rusher, gaining 134 total yards and two touchdowns.
Blazers
| 10/31/25 vs Manchester | 42-3 |
| 10/24/25 vs Whitko | 48-0 |
| 10/17/25 vs Angola | 33-28 |
| 10/10/25 vs Central Noble | 70-13 |
| 10/03/25 @ Fremont | 42-13 |
| + 2 more games |
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Eastside's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points on average over those games. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Eastside will take on Adams Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blazers will need to watch out since the Flying Jets have now posted at least 31 points in their last six contests. Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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