Football Preview: Africentric Early College Nubians vs. West Muskingum Tornadoes
The Africentric Early College Nubians will face off against the West Muskingum Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Africentric Early College sitting on six straight victories and West Muskingum on five.
Africentric Early College will bounce into Friday's game after beating Eastmoor Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Africentric Early College simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Eastmoor Academy 48-13. The Nubians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Caleb Anthony continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 244 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another player making a difference was Josh Smith, who threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per attempt.
Another reason for the win was Africentric Early College's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jaylon Turner, Jaydon Turner, and Chase Johnson picked up two apiece. Johnson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Muskingum). They blew past Meadowbrook, posting a 56-28 win. Considering the Tornadoes have won six matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Africentric Early College's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for West Muskingum, their record now sits at 7-2.
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