Eisenhower is 2-7 against Eastmont since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eisenhower Cadets will challenge the Eastmont Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Eisenhower's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Moses Lake on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Mavericks. The Cadets' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Eastmont waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Panthers 42-24. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Eastmont got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Zelinski out in front who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Bodie Yale was another key back, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eastmont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Eastmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Evan Mathena and Logan Schmutzler.
Eisenhower's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Eastmont, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eisenhower was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of Eastmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Eisenhower, Gunnar Peterson (who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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