Alameda hasn't had much luck against Englewood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Alameda Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Englewood Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Alameda is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 52 points last Friday, they were much more limited against The Academy on Thursday. They were dealt a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Englewood on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Littleton out of the water with a 63-0 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 56 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Englewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deon Robinson, who rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Mael, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
Englewood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Desean Smith-Neal.
Having lost for the first time this season, Alameda fell to 2-1. As for Englewood, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Alameda took a serious blow against Englewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 40-0. Can Alameda avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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