Football Recap: Dusable/Tilden/Air Force Academy Extends Winning Streak to Three

DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over the Kelly Trojans. For DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win Kelly walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

The critical scores for DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy came from Corvanta Matthews, Jessie Suggs, and John Holmes.

DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 47 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 214.3.

DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Matthews, Maurice Strickland, and Brian Harris picked up one apiece. Matthews got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Kelly, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy is set to take on their familiar foe Back of the Yards College Prep at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (DuSable/Tilden/Air Force Academy 13.3, Back of the Yards College Prep 14) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Kelly will square off against rival Chicago Washington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.