Football Preview: American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots vs. Hobgood Charter Raiders
The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Hobgood Charter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston will be strutting in after a win while Hobgood Charter will be coming in after a loss.
While Patriots fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-0 victory over Union. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead American Leadership Academy-Johnston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ian Wands, who threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Michael Beasley was Wands' top target, picking up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Leadership Academy-Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston wouldn't let Union keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. American Leadership Academy-Johnston can thank Elijah Fulton and I'Marri Givens for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Hobgood Charter couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of Mount Zion Christian Academy. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-0.
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