Football Preview: Africentric Early College Nubians vs. Eastmoor Academy Warriors
Africentric Early College hasn't had much luck against Eastmoor Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Africentric Early College Nubians will challenge the Eastmoor Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Africentric Early College is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Africentric Early College will bounce into Friday's contest after beating South, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Africentric Early College really took it to South for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-0 win on the road. Considering the Nubians have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 274 yards and six touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Derron Gray Jr, who picked up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Africentric Early College wouldn't let South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Africentric Early College can thank Gray Jr and Chase Johnson for forcing both of them. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Africentric Early College got some further help from Ta'Lil Spikes: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Eastmoor Academy entered their matchup against Marion-Franklin on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastmoor Academy lost 38-18 to Marion-Franklin. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
Africentric Early College pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastmoor Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Africentric Early College against Eastmoor Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 36-0 win. Will Africentric Early College repeat their success, or does Eastmoor Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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