The Beech Buccaneers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Brighton Cardinals, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Beech will be strutting in after a win while Brighton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Beech beat Springfield 21-16. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaden Powell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 95 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Chelton Swafford, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Beech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Moore and Tyler Campbell. Moore is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Brighton was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a blow against Southwind, falling 52-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost three in a row.
Beech's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Beech strolled past Brighton in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a score of 21-3. Does Beech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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