The Barbers Hill Eagles will take on the Ball Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Barbers Hill will be strutting in after a win while Ball will be coming in after a defeat.
Barbers Hill's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 25-0 margin over Beaumont United. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barbers Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Barrier, who threw for 179 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one rushing score. The Eagles' leading receiver Tripp Davis was Barrier's top target yet again, picking up 102 receiving yards and one TD.
Barbers Hill didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Beaumont United to a completion percentage of just 46.2%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Josiah Sanchez and Andrew Burns, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Barbers Hill; they were averaging 60.9%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 60.9%.
Barbers Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sanchez and Daylon Smith. Barbers Hill got some further help from Carson Hahn: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Ball was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 23-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaumont United. The contest was a 3-3 toss-up at halftime, but the Tornadoes couldn't quite close it out.
Ball's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Barbers Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Barbers Hill skirted past Ball 62-60 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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