Brookfield had won eight straight games dating back to last season and Michael Walters did his part to make it nine on Friday. The Brookfield Bobcats blew past the East Lyme Vikings 43-0 thanks in part to Walters, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Walters was just one part of a punishing run game: Brookfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Brookfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brad Sollose, Matthew Ackerly, and Danny Ciriello picked up one apiece.
Brookfield pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.7 points. As for East Lyme, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Brookfield will head out on the road to challenge Joel Barlow at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brookfield's defense has only allowed 7.7 points per game this season, so Joel Barlow's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for East Lyme, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Montville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Lyme is facing Montville at the right time seeing as Montville is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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