Brunswick had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 61-34 win over the Lakeside Panthers. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won six games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Leading Brunswick to victory were Grant Moore and William Heck. Moore threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, while Heck rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards. Sekhi Ashley got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Brunswick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashley and J'Shawn Towns. Towns is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Lakeside still got an impressive performance from Ty Jones, who rushed for 203 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Brandon Grissom, who gained 122 total yards and a touchdown.
Brunswick's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lakeside, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record.
Brunswick will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Effingham at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. As for Lakeside, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Bradwell Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
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