Buchtel and East are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Buchtel Griffins will head out on the road to challenge the East Dragons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Buchtel is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Buchtel beat Garfield 12-6.
One reason for the win was Buchtel's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Garfield's QB won't forget Demetrice Coates anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, East finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 13-12 to Firestone. The Dragons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Buchtel's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Buchtel couldn't quite finish off East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 14-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East's Ziaire Stevens, who rushed for 297 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Now that Buchtel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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