Dublin hasn't had much luck against Eastland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Dublin Lions will take on the Eastland Mavericks at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Dublin turned things around against Breckenridge on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 33-32 photo finish over the Buckaroos. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Lions were down 19-5 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Eastland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 34-26 win over the Longhorns.
Eastland is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Dublin, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-11 and their overall record up to 7-20.
Dublin was dealt a bruising 67-30 defeat at the hands of Eastland in their previous matchup on January 7th. Can Dublin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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