Football Preview: Eastside Eagles vs. Dorman Cavaliers
The Eastside Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Dorman Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Eastside's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Wade Hampton to the tune of 34-0. Considering the Eagles' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Eli Foster was his usual excellent self, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Peyton Schrader handled things on the ground, rushing for 102 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Eastside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Wade Hampton's QB won't forget Lucas Tankersley anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Eastside got some further help from Jaquavious Dodd: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dorman faced Gaffney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Dorman came out on top in a nail-biter against Gaffney , sneaking past 9-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Eastside now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Dorman, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
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