Football Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Brentwood War Eagles
The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers will head out to square off against the Brentwood War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Briarwood Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-12 win over Windsor Academy at home. The victory was just business as usual for the Buccaneers, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Charlie Mosley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Cutler Fleming, who threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Briarwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Briarwood Academy wouldn't let Windsor Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Briarwood Academy can thank Mason Poss and Mosley for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Brentwood hadn't done well against John Milledge Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Brentwood blew past John Milledge Academy 33-6 at home. With the War Eagles ahead 26-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Brentwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Baylor Cobb, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes, and Jones Sheppard, who rushed for 74 yards on only six carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brentwood's defense and their five sacks. Jackson Bragg was especially locked on to John Milledge Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Briarwood Academy's record is now 5-0. As for Brentwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Briarwood Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 256.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brentwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 296.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Briarwood Academy strolled past Brentwood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Does Briarwood Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brentwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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