Eastern Greene hasn't had much luck against Paoli recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field against the Paoli Rams at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Eastern Greene's way against Clarksville as Eastern Greene made off with a 36-16 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.
It was another big night for Peyton Lewis, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Another player making a difference was Bryson Jones, who gained 88 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Paoli put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by West Washington on the road to the tune of 42-6. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Hannon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.4 rushing yards per game. Fletcher Cole was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Paoli was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Paoli's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 6.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Hannon and Ian Drake, who racked up four sacks between them.
Eastern Greene's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Paoli, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Lewis and Cole. Lewis has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 99.6 passing yards and has 6 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Cole has averaged 49 passing yards and has 4 passing touchdowns on the season.
Eastern Greene was dealt a bruising 57-27 loss at the hands of Paoli in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Eastern Greene, Trey Rominger (who rushed for 293 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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