Eastside is 10-0 against Prairie Heights since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastside Blazers are on the road again to play the Prairie Heights Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Whitko. The result was nothing new for the Blazers, who have now won three matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
Job Richman went supernova for Eastside, rushing for 126 yards on only nine carries, while also throwing for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes. Those 126 rushing yards gave Richman a new career-high.
Eastside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Prairie Heights hadn't done well against Central Noble recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Prairie Heights came out on top against Central Noble by a score of 26-14.
Prairie Heights didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Stutzman and Peyton Sutton.
Eastside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Prairie Heights, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
Eastside was able to grind out a solid victory over Prairie Heights in their previous matchup back in September, winning 26-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Prairie Heights' Mac Armstrong, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastside still be able to contain Armstrong? There's only one way to find out.
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