The Brandon Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Blake Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Brandon focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Friday.
Last Friday, Brandon was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Freedom.
Although Brandon took the loss, they still got scores from George Collins, Otis Reed, and Jamare Eugene.
Brandon wouldn't let Freedom keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Reed, Bryce Bell, and Elijah Reeves picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Blake waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 32-12 win.
Quentin Deboue continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Elijah Newman Hall was another key back, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Blake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnny Harris and Deshawn Shaw. Shaw also made five total tackles, which is notable because Blake is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
Blake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Blake pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.7 points per game. As for Brandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Brandon was taken down by Blake 54-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deboue, who picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Brandon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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