If Grace was feeling good fresh off their 49-12 takedown of Glenn last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grace Lancers fell 48-41 to the Brentwood School Eagles on Thursday.
When it comes to explaining why Grace lost, don't look at Ethan Lasecla. Despite the final result, he rushed for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 276 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lasecla has posted since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Aidan Kolesar, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ryder Brownstein was his usual excellent self, picking up 206 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Brentwood School. Brownstein is becoming a predictor of Brentwood School's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Grace's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Brentwood School, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grace and Nordhoff are set to duel on Friday. Nordhoff's defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Grace's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Brentwood School, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rio Hondo Prep at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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