Football Preview: Brookstone Cougars vs. Strong Rock Christian Patriots
The Brookstone Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Strong Rock Christian Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookstone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
Brookstone is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Westfield School just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 17-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Even if they lost, Brookstone's defense still kept up the pressure with ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mercer Hudson and Jaxson James, who racked up seven sacks between them. Hudson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Strong Rock Christian made sure to put some points up on the board against Calvary Christian on Friday. Strong Rock Christian took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Calvary Christian. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Patriots just coasted through the last quarter.
Landon Stancil continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Jake Johnson was another key player, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Strong Rock Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stancil and Cooper Nunnally. Those 112 rushing yards gave Stancil a new career-high.
Brookstone's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Strong Rock Christian, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
Everything went Brookstone's way against Strong Rock Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Brookstone made off with a 31-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookstone since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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