Football Preview: Capital Prep/Achievement First Trailblazers vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans
Two dominant backs in Hashim Jones and Mekheem Ambursley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Capital Prep/Achievement First Trailblazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Capital Prep/Achievement First sitting on ten straight wins and Waterbury Career Academy on four.
Last Friday, Capital Prep/Achievement First was fully in charge, breezing past CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy] 55-20. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 33 points or more this season.
Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 217 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 16th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Capital Prep/Achievement First was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Capital Prep/Achievement First wouldn't let CREC [Computer Science and Engineering/Academy] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Capital Prep/Achievement First can thank Xavier Davidson and Jaiden Cohall for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, while Waterbury Career Academy put up plenty of points on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Wilby. Waterbury Career Academy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wilby 35-0. Considering the Spartans have won four matchups by more than 22 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ambursley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Joshua Myers, who picked up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Capital Prep/Achievement First pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Waterbury Career Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Tuesday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Capital Prep/Achievement First has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 297.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Waterbury Career Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.9. It's looking like Tuesday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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