Trimble has gone 8-1 against Eastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trimble Tomcats will challenge the Eastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Trimble is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Trimble is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 52-6 win over Belpre at home. Considering the Tomcats have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trimble's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trevor Gowen led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Owen Sikorski also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trimble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Eastern just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 55-31 to Wahama. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 443rd in Ohio, while the White Falcons are ranked 15th in West Virginia).
The win made it two in a row for Trimble and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Eastern, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Trimble and Eastern were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Trimble came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Can Trimble avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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