The Reardan Screaming Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Freeman Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Reardan's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Asotin on Friday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 33-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Screaming Eagles were not able to get on the board.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Freeman and Newport, and Newport kept the tradition alive. The Scotties and the Grizzlies were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Scotties suffered a 41-40 defeat. The Scotties gained 158 more yards on the day, but it was the Grizzlies that made the best use of them.
Reardan will have to contain Logan Schultz as he made an impact in Freeman's last game. He rushed for 78 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 345 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes. Schultz has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Schultz's aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Tyce Gilbert, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Reardan and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Freeman, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Reardan was dealt a bruising 45-6 defeat at the hands of Freeman in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schultz, who threw for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also punched in one score on the ground. Now that the Screaming Eagles know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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