Football Preview: McKinley Tech Trainers vs. Douglass Eagles
The McKinley Tech Trainers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Douglass Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
McKinley Tech fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Bishop Ireton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 22-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trainers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in District of Columbia, while the Cardinals are ranked 105th in Virginia).
Defeat or not, McKinley Tech got some senior leadership from Micah Charles and Andre Johnson. Charles picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Johnson threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Douglass never let their opponents score on Saturday. They breezed by Largo at home to the tune of 30-0.
McKinley Tech now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Douglass, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
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