Eastern is 7-2 against Tri-Central since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastern Comets have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Tri-Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Eastern will be strutting in after a victory while Tri-Central will be coming in after a defeat.
If Eastern beats Tri-Central with 18 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Eastern's defense stepped up to hand Clinton Central an 18-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by exactly 18 points.
Meanwhile, Tri-Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Carroll, falling 51-14.
Tri-Central's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jacob Cline, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Cline's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Tri-Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Eastern took their win against Tri-Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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