Football Preview: Independence 76ers vs. Africentric Early College Nubians
Independence is 9-0 against Africentric Early College since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Independence 76ers will take on the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Independence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 38-32 victory over Briggs on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the 76ers.
Independence got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Montael Davis out in front who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Davis is now averaging an impressive 112 rushing yards per game. Antonio Weaver also helped out as he racked up 114 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College entered their tilt with Marion-Franklin on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 50-10 victory over the Red Devils on the road. The matchup marked the Nubians' most dominant win of the season.
Derron Gray Jr was his usual excellent self, picking up 190 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards. Caleb Anthony was in the mix as well, providing Africentric Early College with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Africentric Early College's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaylon Turner and Ta'Lil Spikes, who racked up four sacks between them. Spikes also made four total tackles, which is notable because Africentric Early College is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Independence's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Africentric Early College, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Independence against Africentric Early College in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence 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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