The East Leopards will take on the Valor Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Alta with a sharp 55-34 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
East can attribute much of their success to Dameon Crosby, who threw for 56 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian faced Regis Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Valor Christian's defense stepped up to hand Regis Jesuit a 17-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly 17 points.
The critical scores for Valor Christian came from Moises Freeman and Ben Herbek.
Valor Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Luke Rubley. five times. Regis Jesuit's QB won't forget Freeman anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Freeman is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
East's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Valor Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
East lost to Valor Christian at home by a decisive 26-10 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Can East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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