Football Game Preview: Briggs on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 7:13am

Football Preview: Briggs Bruins vs. Africentric Early College Nubians

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The Briggs Bruins will challenge the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Briggs has four straight wins, Africentric Early College has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Briggs will bounce into Friday's match after beating Marion-Franklin, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Briggs walked away with a 34-24 victory over Marion-Franklin on Friday.

Meanwhile, Africentric Early College might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Walnut Ridge who claimed the real prize. Africentric Early College received a blow as they fell 36-18 to Walnut Ridge.

Africentric Early College wouldn't let Walnut Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Chris Cooper-Patton, David White Jr., and Ta'Lil Spikes picked up one apiece.

Briggs' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Africentric Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Briggs was taken down by Africentric Early College 40-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Briggs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.

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