Grace Community is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing at home against the Brentwood Christian Bears at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grace Community has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Brentwood Christian will arrive with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Grace Community challenged New Boston on Friday. The Cougars came up short against the Lions, falling 35-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brentwood Christian). They claimed a resounding 56-21 win over Manor New Tech. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-13.
Grace Community better keep an eye on Brayden Jennings. He was instrumental in Brentwood Christian's win, rushing for 144 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 234 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Jennings a new career-high. Jack Hansen was Jennings' top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and one TD.
Grace Community's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Brentwood Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Grace Community was able to grind out a solid win over Brentwood Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 42-35. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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