The Brookfield Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Crestview Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Brookfield ended up a good deal behind Liberty and lost 56-38.
Meanwhile, Crestview waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Pirates, posting a 68-19 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Crestview can attribute much of their success to Maxwell Hawkins, who rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and Jake Noling, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Hawkins is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Ethan Kane got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Brookfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Crestview, their record is now 4-1.
Brookfield ended up a good deal behind Crestview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 43-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawkins, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that Brookfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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