Football Preview: Stafford Spartans vs. Brazosport Exporters
Stafford is 7-1 against Brazosport since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Stafford Spartans will host the Brazosport Exporters at 7:00 p.m. Stafford will be strutting in after a win while Brazosport will be coming in after a loss.
Stafford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Navasota on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Spartans have posted against the Rattlers since September 16, 2016.
Stafford can attribute much of their success to Zachary Brown, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards. Ja'Yir Nelson was Brown's top target, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stafford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Darius Sims and Brian O'Neal. Sims also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Emmanuel Osom was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.
Stafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brazosport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Needville.
Stafford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Brazosport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Stafford beat Brazosport 14-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Stafford repeat their success, or does Brazosport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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