East Burke hasn't had much luck against Bunker Hill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Burke Cavaliers will venture away from home to square off against the Bunker Hill Bears at 7:30 p.m.
East Burke is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Maiden back in September (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Burke was outmatched by Maiden on the road and fell 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Bunker Hill didn't have too much trouble with West Lincoln on the road on Saturday as they won 35-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
It was another big night for Jason Willis Jr, who rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 95 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bunker Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
East Burke's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bunker Hill, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
East Burke suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Bunker Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Willis Jr, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Now that East Burke knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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