Football Preview: Sacred Heart Indians vs. Brazos Christian Eagles
After each having a week off, the Sacred Heart Indians and the Brazos Christian Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sacred Heart is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on KIPP Houston with a sharp 44-24 victory last Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Indians with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Brazos Christian put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Riesel, posting a 37-0 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Brazos Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cooper Murr led the charge by throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Truett Goodyk was Murr's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 42 yards.
Brazos Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Brody Garner with two sacks. Ben Tillery was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Sacred Heart now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Brazos Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Sacred Heart, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-30 loss to Brazos Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Sacred Heart, Ryan Burtin (who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 93 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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