Football Preview: Brown County Hornets vs. Calhoun/Brussels Warriors
The Brown County Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Calhoun/Brussels Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Brown County's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Routt Catholic/Lutheran offense got past them. Brown County blew past Routt Catholic/Lutheran 60-39 on Friday. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, while Calhoun/Brussels put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Pleasant Hill/Western. Calhoun/Brussels really took it to Pleasant Hill/Western for the full four quarters, racking up a 32-0 victory at home. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Wolves are ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calhoun/Brussels' defense made their presence known, laying out Brody Dolbeare. four times. Jacob Kress was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Brown County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Calhoun/Brussels, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Brown County was taken down by Calhoun/Brussels 42-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Brown County, Miles Lorton (who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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