Football Preview: Brentwood Bruins vs. Ravenwood Raptors
Brentwood and Ravenwood are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Brentwood Bruins will face off against the Ravenwood Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brentwood comes in on seven and Ravenwood on nine.
If Brentwood beats Ravenwood with 20 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Brentwood strolled past Independence with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 20-6. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Eagles are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Ravenwood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Oakland 32-31. Ravenwood's victory was all the more impressive since the Patriots were averaging only 14.33 points allowed on the season.
A big part of Ravenwood's win came down to the chemistry between Femi Babalola and his top target Ben Hubbard. Babalola threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while Hubbard picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brentwood's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Ravenwood, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Brentwood beat Ravenwood 27-20 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brentwood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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