The Brandon Eagles will take on the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brandon is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Brandon came up short against Middleton and fell 20-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freedom). Everything went their way against Pasco on Friday as Freedom made off with a 35-13 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Freedom found their leader in sophomore David Simpkins, who threw for 249 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Devin Lee was Simpkins' top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Freedom wouldn't let Pasco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Scott Johnson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Brandon's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Freedom, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Brandon beat Freedom 14-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Brandon repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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