After each having a week off, the Broughton Capitals and the Enloe Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Broughton will bounce into Friday's game after beating Wakefield, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Broughton walked away with a 16-7 victory over Wakefield last Friday.
Xavier Howard had a dynamite game for Broughton, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Howard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed ten in total. All came courtesy of Talbot Long: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 1-for-1 kicking extra points for an additional one.
Meanwhile, Enloe waltzed into their contest last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 38-8 win over the Knights at home. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase White and Gavin Miles were among the main playmakers for Enloe as the former rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Miles really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Enloe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 487 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Broughton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Enloe, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Broughton suffered a grim 48-28 defeat to Enloe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Broughton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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