The Brookfield Bobcats will challenge the St. Joseph Cadets at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brookfield comes in on 14 and St. Joseph on four.
Brookfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They never let Berlin onto the board and left with a 28-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
| 12/08/24 vs Berlin | 156 |
| 09/20/24 vs Weston | 60 |
| 11/27/24 @ Bethel | 50 |
| 10/25/24 vs Pomperaug | 44 |
| 12/03/24 vs Law | 41 |
Tyler Buttendorf went supernova for Brookfield, rushing for 156 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Buttendorf a new career-high in rushing yards.
Buttendorf was just one part of a punishing run game: Brookfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph faced Hand in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. St. Joseph came out on top against Hand by a score of 17-10.
The critical scores for St. Joseph came from Tyrell Wright Jr. and Jermaine Hatchett Jr..
St. Joseph didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jake Rios, Wright Jr., Hatchett Jr., and Lameik Black Jr picked up one apiece. Hatchett Jr. has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Will Zaccagnino was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Brookfield pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.4 points per game. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Brookfield has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 371.5 total yards per game. It's a different story for St. Joseph, though, as they've been averaging only 234.1 total yards. Will Brookfield be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will St. Joseph flip the script? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
