Briarcrest Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Brentwood Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Saints fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 34-31 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
Briarcrest Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hudson Tucker, who threw for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and William Jones, who picked up 64 receiving yards and one TD. Jones showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
Larry Sanders II had a dynamite game For Brentwood Academy., rushing for 170 yards and one score.
Briarcrest Christian's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Brentwood Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Briarcrest Christian and Brentwood Academy will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next contests. The next time the Saints see the field they'll take on Lipscomb Academy at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Brentwood Academy, their break will end when they face Father Ryan on the 24th.
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