After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lafayette, Branford was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 43-30 victory over the Jefferson County Tigers. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buccaneers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Trent Land was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Branford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson County only rushed for 167.
When it comes to explaining why Jefferson County lost, don't look at Malik Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
Branford pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Jefferson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Branford has already played their next contest, a 39-12 victory against Hamilton County on the 1st. As for Jefferson County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 45-0 loss against Port St. Joe on the 1st.
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