The Brentwood Spartans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the South Allegheny Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Brentwood is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were beaten by Yough 40-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, South Allegheny came into Friday's matchup having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Ringgold 28-14 on Friday.
Cameron Epps was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Drew Cook, who picked up 195 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Allegheny's defense and their three sacks. Cash Pistilli was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Brentwood was able to grind out a solid win over South Allegheny when the teams last played back in August of 2019, winning 19-7. Does Brentwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Allegheny turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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