East Rutherford hasn't had much luck against Brevard recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Rutherford Cavaliers will venture away from home to take on the Brevard Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Rutherford comes in on six and Brevard on eight.
East Rutherford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 victory over Reidsville.
East Rutherford relied on the efforts of Brandon Pinkerton, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Blake Mcclellan, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mcclellan has posted since back in September of 2023.
East Rutherford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landy Goolsby and Jason Arrowood.
East Rutherford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Bunker Hill typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Brevard proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 37-29. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Braylon Thompson and Jason Willis Jr. Thompson had a great game and rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Willis Jr was balling out in the loss, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 75 receiving yards.
One reason for the win was Brevard's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Zion O'Neal Brown was especially locked on to Bunker Hill's QB and sacked him twice. O'Neal Brown 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. Another thorn in Bunker Hill's side was Judson Weaver, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
East Rutherford's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.6 points. As for Brevard, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. East Rutherford has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brevard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 240.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
East Rutherford couldn't quite finish off Brevard when the teams last played back in September and fell 24-21. Can East Rutherford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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