The third road contest was the charm for Eastridge, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 24-17 win over the Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars on Friday. This was payback for the Lancers, who suffered a 28-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Benny Calixto, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 145 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Eastridge also got a significant boost from Briyceton Thomas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 127 yards.
Eastridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Troy Caulkins and Myles Halmond.
Eastridge's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for Honeoye Falls-Lima, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.
Eastridge will take on Monroe at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastridge's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Monroe's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Honeoye Falls-Lima, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Vertus at 7:00 p.m.
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