The Brookhaven Panthers will square off against the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookhaven will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Brookhaven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Vancleave as Brookhaven made off with a 42-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Stone narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Florence 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tomcats.
Stone found their leader in freshman Ayden Green, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in rushing yards.
Stone's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Dillon Sigman, Tariq Noel, and Dalton Stringer picked up two apiece. Noel is becoming a predictor of Stone's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
Brookhaven pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.3 points per game. As for Stone, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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