Brooks entered their tilt with Deshler on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Deshler Tigers as they made off with a 44-21 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
Garrett Burrough continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 186 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.3% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Brooks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brooks Moore and Saelor Pinegar. Moore is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Brooks' record now sits at 5-2. As for Deshler, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Brooks has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Brooks' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Deshler, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against West Limestone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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