Football Preview: Lake Braddock Bruins vs. Alexandria City Titans
Lake Braddock is 7-0 against Alexandria City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Braddock Bruins will take on the Alexandria City Titans at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Lake Braddock's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Last Friday, Lake Braddock took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 55-14 victory over Woodson. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Lake Braddock's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Payton Holmes, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Holmes has become a key player for Lake Braddock: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another passer making a difference was Michael Suris, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Braddock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alexandria City). They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by South County 25-24.
Lake Braddock's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Alexandria City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lake Braddock against Alexandria City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-14 win. In that contest, Lake Braddock amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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