The Brandeis Broncos will venture away from home to square off against the Reagan Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Brandeis will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 44-point they dealt SA Roosevelt on Saturday. Brandeis really took it to SA Roosevelt for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-7 victory. The contest marked the Broncos' most dominant win of the season.
Noah Logsdon and Grayson Hallmark were among the main playmakers for Brandeis as the former rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries and the latter picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tre Pepito was another key player, throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes.
Brandeis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Reagan entered their tilt with Clark on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-12 victory over the Cougars. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Wallace Coleman Jr. went supernova for Reagan, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns. Coleman Jr. showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards. Another player making a difference was Rayshun Hurt, who gained 105 total yards.
Reagan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matt Butler and Cole Higby.
Reagan's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Brandeis, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Brandeis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 301.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Reagan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Brandeis was taken down by Reagan 39-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Brandeis, Brad Jackson (who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 90 yards on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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