A victory for Lexington just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 45-6 loss at the hands of the Brooks Lions. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Lions are ranked 123rd).
Garrett Burrough continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Brooks, rushing for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 103 yards while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, Burrough is now averaging an impressive 103.4 rushing yards per game.
Lexington's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Brooks, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lexington will take on Tharptown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is facing Tharptown at the right time seeing as Tharptown is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Brooks, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withWest Limestone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brooks' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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