Football Preview: Beech Buccaneers vs. Southwind Jaguars
Beech has won five straight games at home, while Southwind has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Beech Buccaneers will welcome the Southwind Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Beech is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Brighton to the tune of 55-0 on Friday. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Beech's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaden Powell, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. Another receiver making a difference was Kajuan Harris, who gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Southwind didn't have too much trouble with Hendersonville on Friday as they won 39-20.
Southwind's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kelvin Perkins, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Jordan Daniels, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Perkins has posted since back in September.
Beech's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Southwind, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Powell and Perkins. Powell just won't slow down this season and has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 79.3 passing yards per game. Perkins has been a dominant force too and has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 159.9 passing yards per game.
Beech might still be hurting after the 45-22 loss they got from Southwind in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perkins, who threw for 298 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Beech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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