Football Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals vs. Hillcrest Hawks
The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillcrest Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Blue Island Eisenhower comes in on three and Hillcrest on four.
Last Friday, Blue Island Eisenhower didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Argo, but they still walked away with a 19-14 victory.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Thornton Fractional North 37-7 on the road. With the Hawks ahead 30-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Hillcrest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anthony Bradley, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Erimus Wright also helped with two touchdowns in total.
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 games.
Hillcrest's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. Max Carmicle was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Hillcrest got some further help from Emmanuel Edionweme: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win got Blue Island Eisenhower back to even at 3-3. As for Hillcrest, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Blue Island Eisenhower ended up a good deal behind Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 41-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Blue Island Eisenhower knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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