The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will head out to square off against the Briar Woods Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. L.C. Bird is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
L.C. Bird is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fleming , sneaking past 10-7.
L.C. Bird's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Jaqui Vaughan, Marcus West, and Zolan Armstrong picked up two apiece. L.C. Bird is undefeated when Vaughan posts two or more sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Bears 32-15.
Brady Carmical continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 230 yards while completing 72.2% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (141 yards to be exact) went to Colin Capistrant.
Briar Woods has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.1 points per game. As for L.C. Bird, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. L.C. Bird has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Briar Woods struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.1. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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