The Brookstone Cougars will square off against the Stratford Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Brookstone: 15, Stratford Academy: 9.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Brookstone's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Southwest Georgia Academy's usually-dominant defense. Brookstone took their game at home with ease, bagging a 38-0 victory over Southwest Georgia Academy. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Brookstone found their leader in underclassman Dillon Terry, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Terry has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Gray Jones, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Stratford Academy is still undefeated this season after their match against Frederica Academy on Friday, but Frederica Academy came as close as anyone has to beating them. Stratford Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Frederica Academy , sneaking past 17-14. The 17-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The win got Brookstone back to even at 2-2. As for Stratford Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Brookstone didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Stratford Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Does Brookstone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stratford Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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