The Eastside Eagles will face off against the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Shoals took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastside, who comes in off a win.
Eastside will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points last Friday, then bounced right back against East Forsyth on Friday. The Eagles really took it to the Broncos for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Shaw had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 42 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Myles Mims was another key player, rushing for 123 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They are 4-2 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Xavier Joseph
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Another reason for the win was Eastside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Christian Seymore and Xavier Joseph, who racked up four sacks between them. Joseph is becoming a predictor of Eastside's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-7, which was the final score in Cedar Shoals' tilt against Madison County on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 131st).
Cedar Shoals' defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Eastside, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Cedar Shoals when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-10 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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