The Ashley Screaming Eagle are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the East Bladen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ashley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Carteret 48-0 at home. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Mariners are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Eller was a one-man wrecking crew for Ashley as he threw for 216 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, Eller is now averaging an impressive 4 passing touchdowns per game. Dolan Davis was in the mix too, providing Ashley with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Bladen humbled West Bladen with a 42-8 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 26 point advantage.
Ashley's record is now 2-0. As for East Bladen, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Ashley was able to grind out a solid win over East Bladen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 42-32. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Bladen's Masion Brooks, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ashley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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