Football Preview: Americas Trail Blazers vs. Tascosa Rebels
The Americas Trail Blazers will take on the Tascosa Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Americas blew past Bel Air, posting a 42-7 win. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Trail Blazers this season.
Cam'Ron Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 158 yards on only 14 carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards. Trey Guevara did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 96 receiving yards.
Americas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tascosa beat Amarillo 34-29 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Coltyn Fulton and Jett Lopez. Fulton had a great game and rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Lopez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 237 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
The victory got Tascosa back to even at 5-5. As for Americas, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Americas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 242.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tascosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 258.4. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Americas couldn't quite finish off Tascosa when the teams last played back in September of 2019 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for Americas, Joseph Plunk (who rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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