Football Preview: Norcross Blue Devils vs. Brookwood Broncos
The Norcross Blue Devils will square off against the Brookwood Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norcross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Norcross is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Gwinnett just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
Norcross might have lost, but man, Dillon Mohammed was a machine: he threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Mohammed a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jamari Harrold, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Brookwood came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 43-36. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Broncos were the better team in the second half.
Norcross' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for Brookwood, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Norcross came up short against Brookwood in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, falling 28-24. Thankfully for Norcross, Dylan Lonergan (who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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