The Christian Brothers Purple Wave will face off against the Fayette Ware Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Christian Brothers' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Baylor offense got past them. Christian Brothers took a blow against Baylor on Friday, falling 45-14. The Purple Wave have struggled against the Red Raiders recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Fayette Ware was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 52-15 loss at the hands of Haywood. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Tomcats are ranked 41st).
Although Fayette Ware took the loss, they still got scores from Layquan Armour and Tarecous Stevens.
Even if they lost, Fayette Ware's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Brandon Gates was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. Gates 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.
Christian Brothers' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Fayette Ware, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Christian Brothers against Fayette Ware when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 34-2 win. In that match, Christian Brothers amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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