East Lawrence is 0-4 against Brooks since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The East Lawrence Eagles will host the Brooks Lions at 7:00 p.m.
East Lawrence is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Deshler on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Lawrence came up short against Deshler, falling 44-24. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 8-7 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Brooks entered their tilt with West Limestone on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 41-18 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
Garrett Burrough and Sy'Marien Coffey were among the main playmakers for Brooks as the former rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries and the latter rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Coffey a new career-high in rushing yards.
Brooks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Butler and Cooper Wood. Brooks got some further help from Lucas Oakley: he picked up five sacks and made 15 total tackles.
Brooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
East Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Brooks, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
East Lawrence took a serious blow against Brooks when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burrough, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Now that East Lawrence knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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