Football Preview: Dorman Cavaliers vs. Eastside Eagles
The Dorman Cavaliers will challenge the Eastside Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dorman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Gaffney, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Dorman was ranked 13th). Dorman narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gaffney 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Eastside brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They blew past Wade Hampton 34-0 on Friday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 27 points or more this season.
Eli Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Schrader, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Another reason for the win was Eastside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Lucas Tankersley was especially locked on to Wade Hampton's QB and sacked him twice. Jaquavious Dodd was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Dorman's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Eastside, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
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