Football Preview: Brentsville District Tigers vs. Skyline Hawks
Brentsville District has gone 8-2 against Skyline recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Brentsville District Tigers will face off against the Skyline Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brentsville District has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Skyline will arrive with six straight wins.
Brentsville District is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Kettle Run on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brentsville District was outmatched by Kettle Run at home and fell 47-13. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Cougars are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Skyline was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Warren County 41-12. Considering the Hawks have won four matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Skyline's victory came down to the chemistry between Isiah Maxwell and his top target Marques Lockhart. Maxwell picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown while Lockhart picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Skyline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Skyline didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brandon Baldwin, Cole Britton, and Lane Kenney picked up one apiece.
Skyline's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Brentsville District, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Brentsville District ended up a good deal behind Skyline in their previous matchup last Friday, losing 37-22. Can Brentsville District avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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