The Carolina Academy Bobcats will face off against the Beaufort Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carolina Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Beaufort Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Carolina Academy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lee Academy, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Carolina Academy put the hurt on Lee Academy with a sharp 35-14 win on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Beaufort Academy entered their game against Thomas Heyward Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Beaufort Academy came up short against Thomas Heyward Academy, falling 49-25. The Eagles gained 89 more yards on the day, but it was the Rebels that made the best use of them.
Beaufort Academy might have lost, but man, Dietrich Shuford was a machine: he rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Shuford is now averaging an impressive 101.7 rushing yards per game. A healthy portion of Shuford's aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Jace Paulk.
Even though they lost, Beaufort Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Beaufort Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Carolina Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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