Football Preview: Digital Pioneers Academy Pythons vs. Sidwell Friends Quakers
The Digital Pioneers Academy Pythons have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Digital Pioneers Academy's way against Connexions Leadership Academy as Digital Pioneers Academy made off with a 28-6 victory. Given the Pythons' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 13th in District of Columbia, while the are ranked 186th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Steven Lane made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sidwell Friends). They blew past Annapolis Area Christian 49-0 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Quakers considering their six-point performance the match before.
Digital Pioneers Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Sidwell Friends, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Digital Pioneers Academy came up short against Sidwell Friends in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 17-10. Thankfully for Digital Pioneers Academy, Bryce Griffith (who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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