Football Preview: John Milledge Academy Trojans vs. Westfield School Hornets
John Milledge Academy is 7-2 against Westfield School since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. John Milledge Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, John Milledge Academy finally turned things around against Mount de Sales Academy last Friday. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 28-17 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
One reason for the win was John Milledge Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. David Todd was especially locked on to Mount de Sales Academy's QB and sacked him three times. Todd also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because John Milledge Academy is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-7 otherwise.
John Milledge Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Westfield School waltzed into their contest last Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Vikings 26-10.
A big part of Westfield School's victory came down to the chemistry between Brayden Gay and his top target Jackson St. Clair. Gay threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while St. Clair picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
John Milledge Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Westfield School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for John Milledge Academy against Westfield School when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 49-16 victory. Will John Milledge Academy repeat their success, or does Westfield School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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