It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brighton had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Wasatch Wasps as they made off with a 26-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bengals, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Mason Haertel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
Brighton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
One reason for the win was Brighton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. Tyree Pearson led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Brighton's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Wasatch, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Brighton will square off against Olympus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Olympus will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. Wasatch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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