Football Preview: Lee Academy Cavaliers vs. Beaufort Academy Eagles
The Lee Academy Cavaliers are on the road again on Friday to play the Beaufort Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Lee Academy and Dillon Christian finished up their game with a 7-7 draw.
Meanwhile, Beaufort Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Patriots 25-23. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since September 29, 2023.
Nych Underwood and Dietrich Shuford were among the main playmakers for Beaufort Academy as the former gained 209 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 164 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Beaufort Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 326 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Lee Academy's draw makes their record 2-0-1 this season. As for Beaufort Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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