The Western Branch Bruins will venture away from home to square off against the L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Western Branch is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Oscar Smith just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers and fell 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, L.C. Bird waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 21-15 W against the Rapids. 21 seems to be a good number for the Skyhawks as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Western Branch better keep an eye on Tyrell Allen. He was instrumental in L.C. Bird's win, rushing for 174 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Allen is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Rodkize Bolling, who rushed for 71 yards and one TD.
Western Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for L.C. Bird, their record now sits at an identical 6-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
