Burke is 1-6 against Academic Magnet since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Burke Bulldogs will welcome the Academic Magnet Raptors at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Burke is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 40-6 loss at the hands of Andrews.
Meanwhile, Academic Magnet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Woodland, falling 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Wolverines are ranked 107th).
Burke's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Academic Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Burke came up short against Academic Magnet in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 18-12. Can Burke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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