The Lancaster Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Eastside Lions at 7:00 p.m. Lancaster's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Eastside's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lancaster will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Palmdale, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lancaster secured a 22-16 W over Palmdale on Friday.
Lancaster's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jacob Walker, who rushed for 179 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Jayson Wilson, who rushed for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lancaster's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Roger Price. Another thorn in Palmdale's side was Zeon Camps, who made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lancaster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Eastside can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-13 win over Littlerock. The Lions pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lobos cut but never quite recovered from.
Nehemiah Shannon went supernova for Eastside, rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Lancaster back to even at 2-2. As for Eastside, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Lancaster against Eastside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 48-7 victory. In that contest, Lancaster amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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