Football Recap: Charlestown Takes a Loss

If Charlestown was feeling good fresh off their 47-27 takedown of Silver Creek last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates were dealt a 70-25 defeat at the hands of the Brownstown Central Braves on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Christian Grayson, who threw for 224 yards and three TDs. 120 of those passing yards were hauled in by Noah Phillips, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Preston Garrison went supernova For Brownstown Central., rushing for 142 yards on only seven carries, while also picking up 52 receiving yards. Those 142 rushing yards gave Garrison a new career-high.

Charlestown's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Brownstown Central, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.

Looking ahead, Charlestown will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Brownstown Central, they are taking a road trip to face off against New Albany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.