Football Preview: King/Drew Golden Eagles vs. Brentwood School Eagles
The King/Drew Golden Eagles will challenge the Brentwood School Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
King/Drew is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jordan 35-6 at home.
Keenan Jackson had a dynamite game for King/Drew, throwing for 150 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Dylan Childs was Jackson's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King/Drew's defense and their six sacks. Chinedu Onyeagoro was especially locked on to Jordan's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Jordan's side was Anthony Torrence, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Brentwood School never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Antelope Valley 35-0 at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Antelopes are ranked 696th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryder Brownstein was a one-man wrecking crew for Brentwood School as he picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brownstein was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 64 yards.
King/Drew was taken down by Brentwood School 48-8 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for King/Drew, Boone Lourd (who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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