Football Preview: Greenbrier Wolfpack vs. Brunswick Pirates
The Greenbrier Wolfpack will stay at home for another week and welcome the Brunswick Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Greenbrier will bounce into Friday's game after beating Statesboro, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Greenbrier simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Statesboro 43-14 at home.
Greenbrier got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brayden Stephens out in front who rushed for 92 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Stephens a new career-high in rushing yards.
Greenbrier's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Verkaree Guyton. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenbrier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Brunswick had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Brunswick relied on the efforts of Grant Moore, who threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and William Heck, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Waseem Murray was Moore's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brunswick wouldn't let Evans keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. J'Shawn Towns was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Greenbrier now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Brunswick, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Greenbrier has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 241.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 301.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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