Football Preview: Bulloch Academy Gators vs. Brookstone Cougars
The Bulloch Academy Gators's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Brookstone Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bulloch Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over St. Anne-Pacelli. Considering the Gators have won eight matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Brookstone didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Stratford Academy on Friday, but they still walked away with a 33-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Brookstone's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dillon Terry, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Gray Jones, who gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Jones also racked up 101 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Brookstone didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Archibald and Brennan Neal.
Brookstone has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.3 points per game. As for Bulloch Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Bulloch Academy couldn't quite finish off Brookstone when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 24-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 55 receiving yards. Now that Bulloch Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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