The Greece Athena Trojans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Brighton Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Greece Athena beats Brighton with 35 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Greece Athena claimed a resounding 35-0 win over Wilson Magnet. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Brighton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Victor a 14-0 shutout. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Brighton came from Gavin Parks and Grady Hopkin.
Brighton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luca Desandis and Matthew Heininger. Heininger is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played.
Greece Athena pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Brighton, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Greece Athena strolled past Brighton in their previous meeting back in September of 2018 by a score of 30-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greece Athena since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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