The Brentwood Academy Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brentwood Academy's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Knoxville Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Brentwood Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Innovation Academy. That 52 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 24-23 to Montgomery Bell Academy.
Knoxville Catholic might have lost, but man, Mack Bartholomew was a machine: he threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (119 yards to be exact) went to Tyreek King, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Brentwood Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Knoxville Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Brentwood Academy came up short against Knoxville Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 47-42. Can Brentwood Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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