Football Recap: Mt. Zion Bulldogs vs. Banneker Trojans
After a string of nine wins, Mt. Zion's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost to the Banneker Trojans at home by a 20-6 margin. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Mt. Zion still got an impressive performance from Makayla Juhan, who rushed for 75 yards, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Juhan has posted in her last seven matches.
The critical scores for Banneker came from Arianna Gadson, Aleah Lightfoot, and Cheyenne Richmond.
Mt. Zion's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Banneker, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Mt. Zion's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Mays at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Mays: 14.7, Mt. Zion: 8.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Banneker, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 25-7 win against Forest Park on the 13th.
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