Football Preview: Brimley Bays vs. North Dickinson Nordics
The Brimley Bays will face off against the North Dickinson Nordics at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Dickinson is hoping to do what Rapid River couldn't on Friday: put an end to Brimley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Brimley breezed by Rapid River on the road to the tune of 72-20.
A big part of Brimley's win came down to the chemistry between Trey Lynn and his top target Gus Vonseggern. Lynn threw for 270 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes while Vonseggern picked up 175 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lynn is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
One reason for the win was Brimley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Micah Morrison and Derek Carrick, who racked up 8.5 sacks between them. Morrison is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Dickinson). They blew past Carney-Nadeau 71-6 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brimley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for North Dickinson, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Brimley against North Dickinson in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 48-6 win. In that match, Brimley amassed a halftime lead of 26-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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