Football Preview: George Washington Eagles vs. Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas
The George Washington Eagles will take on the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mastery Charter North - Pickett took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on George Washington, who comes in off a win.
George Washington took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 40-13 win over John Bartram. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Tyson Scott went supernova for George Washington, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
George Washington wouldn't let John Bartram keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. George Washington can thank Jamar Coleman and Martin Gorstkiy for forcing both of them. Coleman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, George Washington was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 409 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Mastery Charter North - Pickett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of Pennington. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 388th in Pennsylvania, while the Red Raiders are ranked 12th in New Jersey).
The victory got George Washington back to even at 1-1. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
George Washington was taken down by Mastery Charter North - Pickett 47-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Thankfully for George Washington, Khalil Nelson (who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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