Football Preview: Brighton Bruins vs. Monroe Red Jackets
The Brighton Bruins will host the Monroe Red Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 43-0 victory over Greece Athena. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Trojans are ranked 247th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brighton had a senior duo take command as Grady Hopkin rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown and Jayden Lian rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 75 rushing yards gave Lian a new career-high.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Monroe rose to the challenge last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over the Eagles. Winning may never get old, but the Red Jackets sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Tajmir Mullins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 259 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Monroe is undefeated when Mullins posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Pooty Cunningham was another key player, throwing for 258 yards and a touchdown.
Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Monroe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Christien Franklin.
Brighton's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.7 points. As for Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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