Football Recap: Brookfield Bobcats vs. Masuk Panthers
On Friday, Brookfield faced Masuk in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Brookfield Bobcats strolled past the Masuk Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. This was payback for the Bobcats, who suffered a 31-20 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Michael Walters was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
Brookfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Brookfield's defense made their presence known, laying out Aaron Champagne. seven times. Thad Balzi was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 4.5 sacks himself.
Masuk lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Champagne, who threw for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Brookfield pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.8 points. As for Masuk, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brookfield will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bethel at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th. Brookfield's defense has only allowed 7.6 points per game this season, so Bethel's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Masuk, they are taking a road trip to take on Newtown at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Newtown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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