Brevard is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Forest Hills is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Brevard Blue Devils will welcome the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brevard knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Forest Hills likes a good challenge.
Brevard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over East Rutherford. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won eight matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Brevard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braylon Thompson led the charge by rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Nyrell Skinner was another key back, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Brevard's defense stepped up as well, laying out Landon Flynn. three times. In that department, Zion O'Neal Brown was the leader with two sacks. O'Neal Brown is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in East Rutherford's side was Jax Whitmire, who made 12 total tackles.
Brevard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills won against Randleman last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Forest Hills walked away with a 38-31 win over Salisbury. Forest Hills' victory was all the more impressive since the Hornets were averaging only 13.46 points allowed on the season.
Rodney Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 229 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Those 229 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Dillworth, who threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns.
Forest Hills wouldn't let Salisbury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Forest Hills can thank Smith and Curt Williams for forcing both of them.
Brevard's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Forest Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Thompson and Smith. Thompson just won't slow down this season and has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 90.2 rushing yards per game. Smith has been a dominant force too and has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 77.7 rushing yards per game.
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