The Beaufort Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carolina Academy Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Beaufort Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
Beaufort Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Thomas Heyward Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Beaufort Academy lost 49-25 to Thomas Heyward Academy. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nych Underwood and Tony O'Banner. O'Banner had a great game and rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Underwood was balling out in the loss, rushing for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
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.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carolina Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Lee Academy 35-14 on Friday. Considering the Bobcats have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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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