Offense, defense have their day in EWU scrimmage

Eastern Washington’s first football scrimmage of fall camp last Saturday seemed to bring out the best on both sides of the ball.

On offense the Eagles racked up 329 yards through the air, but the defense surrendered just 361 yards of total offense, allowing a net 32 yards on the ground in 33 rushing plays.

“I thought there were plays being made on both sides of the ball,” Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin said.

Most notable on the offensive side was the effort of redshirt freshman wide receiver Simba Webster whose 55-yard touchdown catch was part of a five-catch, 128-yard morning on the red turf a...