Football Recap: Hillcrest Hawks vs. Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals
Hillcrest won the last time they faced Blue Island Eisenhower, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Hillcrest Hawks' way against the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals as the Hillcrest Hawks made off with a 42-17 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Cardinals are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Erimus Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Backing up that air attack was Daquan Dennis, who rushed for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Hillcrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamari Thomas and Cameron Williams.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Hillcrest's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hillcrest will welcome Lemont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hillcrest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Lemont likes a good challenge. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shepard at 6:30 p.m. Shepard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
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