Eastside has gone 9-1 against Garrett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastside Blazers will take on the Garrett Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. Eastside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Garrett will come in with four straight victories.
Eastside will head out to face Garrett after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Eastside fell 24-12 to Churubusco.
The losing side was boosted by Noah Dove, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Garrett won against Churubusco last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Garrett took down Lakeland 41-27. The Railroaders pushed the score to 34-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lakers cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Garrett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camren Ruble, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ruble is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game. Garrett also got a significant boost from Calder Hefty, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 120 yards.
Garrett's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Nusbaum, Hefty, and Alex Guzman picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Guzman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Garrett, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Eastside was able to grind out a solid victory over Garrett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 15-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside 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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