Football Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Brandon Eagles
The Freedom Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Brandon Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Freedom will be strutting in after a win while Brandon will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Freedom finally turned things around against Pasco on Friday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 35-13 victory. The Patriots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
David Simpkins was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 249 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Devin Lee was Simpkins' top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Freedom wouldn't let Pasco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Scott Johnson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Brandon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 20-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Middleton.
Freedom's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Brandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Freedom came up short against Brandon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 14-6. Thankfully for Freedom, Grover Colbert (who rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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