Football Preview: American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots vs. Northern Durham Knights
The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots and the Northern Durham Knights are set to duel on Friday. Northern Durham took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on American Leadership Academy-Johnston, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went American Leadership Academy-Johnston's way against South Lenoir as American Leadership Academy-Johnston made off with a 28-8 win. Considering the Patriots have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston found their leader in sophomore Symir Ray, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Ray's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Tolley, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston wouldn't let South Lenoir keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Demarr Williams, Calvin Hooks, and Elijah Fulton picked up one apiece. American Leadership Academy-Johnston got some further help from Chris Ayala: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 35-14 to Riverside-Durham.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Northern Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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