Football Preview: Crestview Rebels vs. LaBrae Vikings
The Crestview Rebels and the LaBrae Vikings are set to duel on Friday. Crestview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.
Crestview is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Garfield just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 23-22 to the G-Men. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the G-Men recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Crestview took the loss, they still got scores from Maxwell Hawkins, Mikey Proctor, and Ethan Kane.
Even though they lost, Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, LaBrae beat Southeast 20-7 on Friday.
Crestview's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for LaBrae, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Everything went Crestview's way against LaBrae in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Crestview made off with a 28-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestview since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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