Football Game Preview: Dymally Challengers vs. King/Drew Golden Eagles

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 2:43am

Football Preview: Dymally Challengers vs. King/Drew Golden Eagles

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Dymally has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Dymally hasn't scored more than eight points for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.

Dymally's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Crenshaw on Friday. They were beaten by the Cougars 35-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Challengers were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King/Drew). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat George Washington Prep 48-12 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.

Keenan Jackson was a one-man wrecking crew for King/Drew as he threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Jackson is becoming a predictor of King/Drew's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King/Drew's defense and their four sacks. Chinedu Onyeagoro was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. King/Drew got some further help from Anthony Torrence: he made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Dymally's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for King/Drew, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Dymally came up short against King/Drew in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 36-27. Will Dymally have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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