Football Preview: Central Wildcats vs. Brooks Lions
The Central Wildcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Brooks Lions, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Central blew past Wilson, posting a 56-7 victory at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Warriors are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Brooks strolled past Hatton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-16.
Central's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Brooks, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Central, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-28 loss to Brooks in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brooks' Garrett Burrough, who rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 147 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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