Football Preview: Arab Knights vs. Douglas Eagles
Arab has gone 4-0 against Douglas recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Arab Knights will host the Douglas Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Arab took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Madison Academy a 20-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglas). They breezed by New Hope at home to the tune of 48-21 on Friday. With the Eagles ahead 34-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kenyon Watkins was a one-man wrecking crew for Douglas as he rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Watkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Keilan Green, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Douglas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arab is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Douglas, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Arab beat Douglas 21-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Arab repeat their success, or does Douglas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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