Football Preview: Africentric Early College Nubians vs. South Bulldogs
Africentric Early College hasn't had much luck against South recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Africentric Early College Nubians will venture away from home to face off against the South Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Africentric Early College is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Africentric Early College's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Independence 28-0 at home. Given the Nubians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the 76ers are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Africentric Early College's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Larell Hairston, who rushed for 205 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and Caleb Anthony, who gained 102 total yards and three touchdowns. Those 205 rushing yards gave Hairston a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh Smith, who threw for 149 yards and a touchdown.
Africentric Early College wouldn't let Independence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chase Johnson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Africentric Early College was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of Briggs by a score of 14-12.
Africentric Early College's record now sits at 5-3. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Africentric Early College didn't have too much breathing room in their match against South when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with an 18-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Africentric Early College since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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