Football Preview: May River Sharks vs. Beaufort Eagles
May River has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the Beaufort Eagles at 7:30 p.m. May River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
May River is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hilton Head Island just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 23-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seahawks. The Sharks were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the four games prior) but the Seahawks' defense proved too tough.
Even though they lost, May River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Beaufort was not quite Bishop England's equal in the second half on Friday. They lost to the Battling Bishops at home by a 31-14 margin.
Having lost for the first time this season, May River fell to 6-1. As for Beaufort, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
May River couldn't quite finish off Beaufort when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 16-13. Thankfully for May River, Jadyn Andrews (who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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