After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West, East was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 40-28 victory over the Highland Rams. The Leopards have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rams, too.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lione Hola.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Manasa Pela, who threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win got East back to even at 5-5. As for Highland, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. East will challenge Skyline at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East is facing Skyline at the right time seeing as Skyline is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Highland, they will face off against Springville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Springville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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