Football Preview: Broughton Capitals vs. Hoggard Vikings
After each having a week off, the Broughton Capitals and the Hoggard Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Broughton took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They skirted past Sanderson 39-36. The Capitals' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Barack Okeyo was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 116 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Broughton also got a significant boost from Latrell Brown, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 122 yards.
Broughton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 78.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 217.2.
Meanwhile, Hoggard waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Wildcats 39-13. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 26 points or more this season.
Hoggard found their leader in sophomore Matthew Boring, who threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Another receiver making a difference was Desyn Durand, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hoggard pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Broughton, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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