Football Preview: Statesboro Blue Devils vs. Brunswick Pirates
After both having extra time off, the Statesboro Blue Devils and the Brunswick Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 880 yards in their previous games.
Statesboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 41-36 win over Bradwell Institute back in September.
Statesboro found their leader in underclassman Beckham Jarrard, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jarrard was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 63 yards. Rashad Chavers was in the mix too, providing Statesboro with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Brunswick had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Terrors 49-7 on the road. With the Pirates ahead 42-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
William Heck continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamarious Towns did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 64 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Brunswick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Antwan Kirk, Andrew Riley, and Aviyon Addison picked up one apiece.
Statesboro's record now sits at 2-3. As for Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Statesboro might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Brunswick in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Statesboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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