Football Preview: Lane Tech Champions vs. Morgan Park Mustangs
The Lane Tech Champions will venture away from home to challenge the Morgan Park Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lane Tech: 11.4, Morgan Park: 5.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Lane Tech's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Lincoln Park on Friday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-0. The Champions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even if they lost, Lane Tech's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Armand Brown was especially locked on to Lincoln Park's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Pumas for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-0 win at home. The Mustangs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four matchups.
Nasir Rankin was his usual excellent self, picking up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Terrance Gurley was in the mix as well, providing Morgan Park with two touchdowns.
Morgan Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jahmare Washington and Jermaine Erving. Another thorn in Johnson's side was Josiah Scott, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
Lane Tech now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Morgan Park, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lane Tech against Morgan Park when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 56-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lane Tech since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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