After flying high against Lockwood last Friday, East Helena came back down to earth. The East Helena Vigilantes came up short against the Laurel Locomotives on Friday, falling 49-29. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vigilantes of the 31-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why East Helena lost, don't look at Hayden Wright. Despite the final result, he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Hagen Paddock also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 93 receiving yards.
Laurel was led to victory by Krew Hunter and Curtis Fox. Hunter threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Fox rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Fox's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
East Helena's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Laurel, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
East Helena will welcome Frenchtown at 9:55 p.m. on Monday. Frenchtown will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something East Helena surely won't give up without a fight. As for Laurel, they will head out to face off against Lockwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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