Football Preview: Hillcrest Hawks vs. Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals
The Hillcrest Hawks will take on the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hillcrest sitting on four straight victories and Blue Island Eisenhower on three.
Last Friday, Hillcrest took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over Thornton Fractional North. Considering the Hawks have won three games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hillcrest's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anthony Bradley, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Erimus Wright helped Bradley out on the ground, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Hillcrest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Max Carmicle was especially locked on to Thornton Fractional North's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Thornton Fractional North's side was Emmanuel Edionweme, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Argo on Friday, but they still walked away with a 19-14 win.
Hillcrest now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Hillcrest strolled past Blue Island Eisenhower when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 41-27. Does Hillcrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Island Eisenhower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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