Football Preview: Mays Raiders vs. Midtown Knights
The Mays Raiders and the Midtown Knights are set to duel on Friday. Midtown took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mays, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Mays didn't have too much breathing room in their game against M.L. King, but they still walked away with a 20-15 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Lions are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mays came from Kamari Johnson, Stepeney Lee, and Jamarion Dowdell.
Mays didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cam'Ron Barber. Mays got some further help from Savion Husband: he made 16 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Midtown was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 30-14 to Pace Academy.
Mays has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Midtown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mays took their win against Midtown in their previous meeting back in September of 2020 by a conclusive 30-6. Does Mays have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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