Brooks waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They claimed a resounding 45-6 victory over the Lexington Golden Bears at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett Burrough was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 103 yards while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.4 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Brooks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Wood and Brooks Moore.
Brooks pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withWest Limestone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brooks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season. As for Lexington, they will host Tharptown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is facing Tharptown at the right time seeing as Tharptown is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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