Football Preview: Lake Braddock Bruins vs. Fairfax Lions
Lake Braddock has gone 7-2 against Fairfax recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Braddock Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairfax Lions at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Braddock took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against West Potomac as Lake Braddock made off with a 49-28 win. The Bruins pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines cut but never quite recovered from.
Tyrone Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 441 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Kai Austin was Jackson's top target, picking up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Braddock wouldn't let West Potomac keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Braddock can thank Jordan Sharpe and Trent Pane for forcing both of them. Pane is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfax). They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over South County on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Lions were the (much) better team in the second half.
The win got Lake Braddock back to even at 2-2. As for Fairfax, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lake Braddock strolled past Fairfax when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 39-20. Does Lake Braddock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairfax turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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