Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Eaton couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Elizabeth Cardinals on Saturday, falling 35-13. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Reds couldn't quite close it out.
Several Reds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Max Blaskowski, who picked up 87 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Griffin Widhalm continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elizabeth, rushing for 125 yards and three TDs on only ten carries, while also throwing for 48 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Widhalm a new career-high. Tristan McCray helped out on the ground, rushing for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Reds
| 11/22/25 @ Elizabeth | 13-35 |
| 11/15/25 vs Strasburg | 35-32 |
| 11/08/25 @ La Junta | 21-13 |
| 10/31/25 @ Berthoud | 13-10 |
| 10/24/25 vs Valley | 2-0 |
The defeat snapped Eaton's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Eaton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elizabeth, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-0 loss against Wellington on the 29th.
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