The Freedom Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Briar Woods Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Freedom's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Briar Woods' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Freedom had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Lightridge put an end to it on Friday. The Eagles and the Bolts were almost perfectly matched up, but the Eagles suffered a 14-13 loss. The Eagles gained 152 more yards on the day, but it was the Bolts that made the best use of them.
Freedom's defeat came about despite a quality game from Bo Duong, who rushed for 73 yards and a pair of TDs.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Jeremiah Chery for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Freedom has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods hadn't done well against John Champe recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Falcons snuck past the Knights with a 13-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Briar Woods' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Freedom, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
Freedom was taken down by Briar Woods 49-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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