November 12, 2009 in Sports

Eagles can’t rest while leaving Sky

Steve Bergum steveb@spokesman.com; (509) 475-9689

EWU senior free safety Kevin Hatch (15) compares this week’s opponent, Southern Utah, to Montana. File
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It might seem to some that Eastern Washington’s non-conference football game against Southern Utah Saturday offers the Eagles a splendid opportunity to ease back into the late-season portion of their schedule following a much-needed bye week.

The Thunderbirds’ 4-5 record is not intimidating. Neither is their 2-2 Great West Conference mark. In addition, they are coming off a 45-21 road loss to South Dakota, and they’ve dropped their last two meetings in their series with EWU by lopsided margins of 49-14 and 49-21.

Eastern (6-3, 5-2 Big Sky) is riding a two-game winning streak that has kept it ranked in …

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