The Eaton Reds will square off against the Elizabeth Cardinals at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Eaton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Eaton lost to Berthoud at home by a 33-15 margin.
Even if they lost, Eaton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cooper Nider and Paxton Pettinger, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against the Sun Devils by a score of 28-21.
Elizabeth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Elizabeth is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Eaton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything went Eaton's way against Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Eaton made off with a 31-7 win. Does Eaton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elizabeth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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