Brooks hasn't had much luck against Simeon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Brooks Eagles will take on the Simeon Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Brooks focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Saturday.
Brooks is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Bulls College Prep 44-8. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Simeon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 28-6 victory. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Wildcats are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaleb Sims was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Cornell Conely, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Brooks' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Simeon, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Brooks was taken down by Simeon 48-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simeon's Lovell Smith, who rushed for 134 yards on only 15 carries. Now that Brooks knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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