East and West are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The East Aces have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the West Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so West's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dodge City just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Demons.
Meanwhile, West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 43-22 to South.
West might have lost, but man, Deandre Rogers Jr was a machine: he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Rogers Jr has posted since back in September. Fletcher Combs also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
East's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for East against West in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 48-0 win. Will East repeat their success, or does West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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