Berea fell victim to Pickens and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Blue Flame 63-0. If the Bulldogs were looking for revenge after losing 52-0 to the Blue Flame when the teams met back in November of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Brooks Dow was his usual excellent self, throwing for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 75 yards on only eight carries for Pickens. The dominant performance also gave Dow a new career-high in passer rating (154.4). Issac Arnold did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Berea and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Sadly, the team can't blame their woes on tough opposition, as that stretch included 1-4 Greer and 2-4 Pickens. As for Pickens, they moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Berea will square off against rival Daniel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pickens is set to take on their familiar foe Greer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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