The Brazos Cougars will head out on the road to take on the St. John XXIII Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brazos will be strutting in after a win while St. John XXIII will be coming in after a defeat.
Brazos' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Buna 26-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brazos.
Brazos wouldn't let Buna keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brazos can thank David Hinze and Blake Irvin for forcing both of them. Hinze also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles. Another thorn in Buna's side was Rafael Almaraz, who made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. John XXIII was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They lost 34-9 to St. Michael's.
Brazos' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. John XXIII, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Brazos came up short against St. John XXIII in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 17-6. Can Brazos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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