The Brevard Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Polk County Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brevard will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Brevard stacked a sixth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They didn't even let Hendersonville onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. Given Brevard's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while Hendersonville is ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brevard found their leader in underclassman Benjamin Kessinger, who threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Dillon Galloway, who picked up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brevard's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Leading the way was Zion Brown and his two sacks.
Meanwhile, Polk County had to suffer through a rough 63-20 loss at the hands of East Rutherford. Polk County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brevard's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Polk County, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Brevard didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Polk County in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, but they still walked away with a 31-27 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Polk County's Angus Weaver, who rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Brevard to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
