Football Preview: Lincoln-King Academy Eagles vs. Pontiac Phoenix
The Lincoln-King Academy Eagles will challenge the Pontiac Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln-King Academy has ten straight wins, Pontiac has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pontiac's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Lincoln-King Academy hadn't allowed a single point the last six times they've hit the field. Lincoln-King Academy took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Academy for Business & Tech. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Saron Beeman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Beeman is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Aerion Fields was another key player, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln-King Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Pontiac fell victim to Harper Woods and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Pioneers, falling 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Pioneers are ranked 47th).
Lincoln-King Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pontiac, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lincoln-King Academy couldn't quite finish off Pontiac when the teams last played back in August of 2023 and fell 44-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pontiac's Khanye Donalson, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards. Now that Lincoln-King Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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