After both having extra time off, the Brookstone Cougars and the Stratford Academy Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Brookstone is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since November 24, 2023 two weeks ago. They skirted past Strong Rock Christian 15-13.
Gray Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Brookstone as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Brookstone also relied on Jones, who's 51-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Stratford Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They simply couldn't be stopped back in October as they easily beat Mount de Sales Academy 56-13. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Connor Fitzpatrick and Zavion Deshazier. Fitzpatrick had a great game and threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Meanwhile, Deshazier did his best for the losing side, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 30 yards.
Brookstone has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Stratford Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Brookstone didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Stratford Academy in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stratford Academy's Tyler Stephens, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brookstone still be able to contain Stephens? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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