The Briar Woods Falcons will square off against the Riverbend Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Briar Woods is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Massaponax by a score of 39-27. The Falcons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Briar Woods' victory came down to the chemistry between Brady Carmical and his top target Colin Capistrant. Carmical threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes while Capistrant picked up 199 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Capistrant's longest reception was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Riverbend waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly 14 points.
Riverbend is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.4 points per game. As for Briar Woods, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Everything came up roses for Briar Woods against Riverbend in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briar Woods since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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