Football Preview: Christian Brothers Purple Wave vs. Fayette Ware Wildcats
The Christian Brothers Purple Wave will square off against the Fayette Ware Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Christian Brothers' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Baylor offense got past them. Christian Brothers was outmatched by Baylor on the road and fell 45-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Purple Wave in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Christian Brothers took the loss, they still got scores from Javon Slaton and Ethan Johnson.
Meanwhile, Fayette Ware was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Haywood 52-15. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Tomcats are ranked 41st).
Even if they lost, Fayette Ware's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Brandon Gates was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. Gates 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.
Christian Brothers' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Fayette Ware, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Christian Brothers against Fayette Ware in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-2 win. In that contest, Christian Brothers amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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