Football Preview: Stratford Academy Eagles vs. Brookstone Cougars
After both having extra time off, the Stratford Academy Eagles and the Brookstone Cougars will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Stratford Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Stratford Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points back in October, then bounced right back against Mount de Sales Academy back in October. Stratford Academy breezed by Mount de Sales Academy to the tune of 56-13. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Connor Fitzpatrick and Zavion Deshazier. Fitzpatrick had a great game and threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Meanwhile, Deshazier did his best for the losing side, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 30 yards.
Meanwhile, Brookstone posted their closest win since November 24, 2023 two weeks ago. They skirted past Strong Rock Christian 15-13.
Gray Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Brookstone as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Brookstone also relied on Jones, who's 51-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
Brookstone has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Stratford Academy, their record is now 7-3.
Stratford Academy came up short against Brookstone when the teams last played back in September, falling 33-27. Can Stratford Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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