Football Preview: Briarwood Academy Buccaneers vs. Windsor Academy Knights
After two games on the road, Briarwood Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Windsor Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Briarwood Academy's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Windsor Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Briarwood Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 28-0 victory over Robert Toombs Christian Academy. Fans of the Buccaneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Briarwood Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Charlie Mosley out in front who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, Mosley is now averaging an impressive 109.8 rushing yards per game. Cutler Fleming was another key passer, throwing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Briarwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Briarwood Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Mason Poss was especially locked on to Robert Toombs Christian Academy's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Windsor Academy entered their contest against Trinity Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Windsor Academy was outmatched by Trinity Christian at home and fell 43-14. The Knights gained 83 more yards on the day, but it was the Crusaders that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Windsor Academy got top-tier performance from Jay Singleton, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Singleton really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Briarwood Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Windsor Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Briarwood Academy against Windsor Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 as the team secured a 42-14 win. Will Briarwood Academy repeat their success, or does Windsor Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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