Football Preview: May River Sharks vs. Brookland-Cayce Bearcats
The May River Sharks will face off against the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookland-Cayce took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on May River, who comes in off a win.
Brookland-Cayce is hoping to do what Lake City couldn't on Friday: put an end to May River's winning streak, which now stands at three games. May River breezed by Lake City at home to the tune of 41-6. With the Sharks ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead May River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean Mitchell, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Johnson, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, May River was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 428 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
May River's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Zavier Polite and his two sacks. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Brookland-Cayce was beaten by White Knoll 49-19 on Friday. The Bearcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
May River's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Brookland-Cayce, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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