The East View Patriots will face off against the Georgetown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East View will head out to face Georgetown after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. East View fell just short of Cedar Park by a score of 31-29. The Patriots have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ty Blair and David Cooper. Cooper had a great game and threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Blair was balling out in the loss, throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 115 yards on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, Georgetown blew past Rouse, posting a 42-14 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jett Walker, who rushed for 253 yards while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Kaleb Mcdougle was another key player, throwing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Georgetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Georgetown's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Tennison Dean was especially locked on to Rouse's QB and sacked him twice.
East View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Georgetown, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. East View has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 288.7 passing yards per game. Georgetown, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 240.8 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
East View lost to Georgetown on the road by a decisive 31-13 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for East View, Andrew Petter (who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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