Football Preview: IMG Academy Ascenders vs. Mandarin Mustangs
The IMG Academy Ascenders have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Mandarin Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (IMG Academy: 15.5, Mandarin: 7.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
IMG Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 57-0 win over Mt. Zion Prep Academy at home. Given the Ascenders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Florida, while the Warriors are ranked 36th in Maryland), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
IMG Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayden Wade, who rushed for 74 yards, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wade a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Mandarin's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell to Bradford 18-13. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
IMG Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Mandarin, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
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