There’s no question that, of all the challenges the Brock football team has faced en route to a 14-0 record this fall, Friday’s game with Carthage, also 14-0, represents the holy grail for the Eagles.
Even if, technically, it’s only Holy Grail 1.0.
It earns that distinction because a win over the vaunted Bulldogs would still leave Brock one victory away from the Class 4A Division II state championship. No state title is ever proverbial “gravy.”
Still, the Carthage game is more than just a giant step toward potential history. It’s a giant step, period, especially when you consider two especially enticing plot elements that surround this week’s matchup at 7 p.m. in Mesquite between the two unbeatens.