Football Preview: Archmere Academy Auks vs. Odessa Ducks
The Archmere Academy Auks will venture away from home to face off against the Odessa Ducks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Archmere Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Howard on Saturday. They were dealt a 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The Auks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Odessa was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 20-6 fall against Tower Hill.
Odessa might have lost, but man, Chase Belin was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards.
Even though they lost, Odessa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 80.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 251.
Archmere Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Odessa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Archmere Academy's way against Odessa in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Archmere Academy made off with a 47-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archmere Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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