Football Preview: Brentwood Bruins vs. Smyrna Bulldogs
Brentwood has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Smyrna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Brentwood's defense has only allowed 9.9 points per game this season, so Smyrna's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Brentwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Ravenwood, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Brentwood was ranked 16th). Brentwood took a hard 21-3 fall against Ravenwood on Friday. The Bruins' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smyrna). They claimed a resounding 37-8 win over Cane Ridge. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted against the Ravens since August 29, 2014.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Adin Augustine and Ryan Carver. Augustine rushed for 69 yards and three touchdowns while Carver rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Smyrna is 3-1 when Augustine posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
The win got Smyrna back to even at 5-5. As for Brentwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
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