Brainerd is 0-4 against Boyd-Buchanan since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brainerd Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Panthers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Saturday's season opener. They walked away with a 14-6 win over Howard Tech on Saturday.
Brainerd's defense made their presence known, laying out Fletcher Williams. four times. Mike Brooks was especially locked on to Howard Tech's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Howard Tech's side was KaDarius Eberhardt, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Boyd-Buchanan gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 26-7 victory over Chattanooga Prep. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Sentinels are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brainerd was dealt a bruising 31-0 loss at the hands of Boyd-Buchanan when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Brainerd avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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