Brevard has won three straight games at home, while East Rutherford has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Brevard Blue Devils will square off against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Brevard knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully East Rutherford likes a good challenge.
Brevard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 37-29 victory over Bunker Hill. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Braylon Thompson and Jason Willis Jr. Thompson had a great game and rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Willis Jr was balling out in the loss, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 75 receiving yards.
Brevard wouldn't let Bunker Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Brevard can thank Nelson Kittrell and Soloman Young for forcing all of them. Zion O'Neal Brown was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, making 15 total tackles (6.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Brevard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Reidsville 27-26.
East Rutherford's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brandon Pinkerton, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Blake Mcclellan, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mcclellan has posted since back in September of 2023.
East Rutherford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landy Goolsby and Jason Arrowood.
East Rutherford's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Brevard, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Brevard has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Rutherford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Brevard came out on top in a nail-biter against East Rutherford in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 24-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Rutherford's Landon Flynn, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brevard still be able to contain Flynn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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