Football Preview: Green Street Academy Chargers vs. Lewis Falcons
The Green Street Academy Chargers will challenge the Lewis Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Green Street Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Benjamin Franklin to the tune of 36-6. The Chargers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Green Street Academy found their leader in sophomore Amari Blue, who picked up three sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). What's more, Jayden Parker also racked up 48 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
Green Street Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 65.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 118.6.
One reason for the win was Green Street Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Blue was especially locked on to Benjamin Franklin's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, while Lewis put up some points last Friday, the same can't be said for Douglass. Lewis skirted past Douglass 2-0. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly two points.
Green Street Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.7 points per game. As for Lewis, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Green Street Academy came up short against Lewis in their previous meeting back in October, falling 24-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewis' Micheal Neal, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Green Street Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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