The Eastern Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Carroll Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Eastern finally turned things around against Taylor on Friday. They took down the Titans 35-20. The Comets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Isaiah Pickett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. Kaleb Hurt did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Eastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bently Hullinger and Braylen Word.
Meanwhile, Carroll is still undefeated this season after their match against Delphi Community on Friday, but Delphi Community came as close as anyone has to beating them. Carroll skirted past Delphi Community 24-21.
Eastern's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Carroll, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Eastern was taken down by Carroll 47-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Eastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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