Fostoria has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Eastwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fostoria's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Harbor on Friday. They were outmatched by the Rockets at home and fell 49-0. The Redmen haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Eastwood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rossford 48-0 on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drew Luidhardt and Cam Schumaker were among the main playmakers for Eastwood as the former threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes and the latter picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Schumaker also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
Eastwood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brock Messinger and Sawyer Mason.
Fostoria's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Eastwood, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Fostoria took a serious blow against Eastwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 62-20. Thankfully for Fostoria, Caiden Maize (who rushed for 194 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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