East Rowan is 1-9 against West Rowan since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Rowan Mustangs will face off against the West Rowan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully East Rowan focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
East Rowan is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against South Rowan, falling 33-7.
Despite the defeat, East Rowan had strong showings from PJ Butler, who picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Sam Blackwelder, who picked up 48 receiving yards. Butler also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, West Rowan got themselves on the board against Concord on Friday, but Concord never followed suit. They took their match with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over the Spiders. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 26 points or more this season.
West Rowan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brant Graham led the charge by throwing for 219 yards and four touchdowns. Graham is becoming a predictor of West Rowan's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Kennedy, who picked up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Rowan's defense and their five sacks. Concord's QB won't forget Kevin Toomer anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Toomer also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Cameron Martin was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
East Rowan's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for West Rowan, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
East Rowan took a serious blow against West Rowan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 57-13. Can East Rowan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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