Football Preview: Brilliant Tigers vs. Berry Wildcats
Brilliant is 1-9 against Berry since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Berry Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Brilliant is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by South Lamar on the road and fell 48-6.
Meanwhile, Berry hadn't done well against Pickens County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Berry blew past Pickens County 60-20 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ayden Lake Norris, who rushed for 325 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ace Norris was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Berry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Norris and Jayden Smith. Another thorn in Pickens County's side was Noah Morrison, who picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Berry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Brilliant now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Berry, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Brilliant took a serious blow against Berry in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-8. Can Brilliant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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