Southwest has gone 4-0 against Eastern Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the Southwest Raiders' and the Eastern Hills Highlanders meet at 7:30 p.m. Southwest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Southwest's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Carter-Riverside 34-0 at home. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Raiders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Eastern Hills' offense. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of Springtown on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 862nd, while the Porcupines are ranked 217th).
The victory snapped Southwest's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Eastern Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Southwest beat Eastern Hills 14-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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