East Meck football lost to Porter Ridge 31-28 in a conference game Friday Sept. 22 at Porter Ridge. Making East 2-3 for the season.

The game was close, starting with the Pirates leading 14 to 6 at the end of the first. The Eagles come back in the second to tie the game going into halftime with a score of 21 to 21. The Pirates shut down the Eagles in the third quarter, pulling ahead by 7.

In the fourth quarter, the Pirates kicked a field goal, making the score 31 to 21 with 11 minutes to go. With 7 minutes left in the game, East scored a touchdown to give them 28, but it wasn’t enough to win the game.

Even with East losing, Khalil Woods had another good game racking up 15 rushes for 129 yards and a touchdown. Woods also had 5 receptions for 56 yards. East’s next game is at home against Independence.