The Parkland Matadors will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Parkland and four for Americas dating back to last season.
Parkland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Coronado on Friday. They came up short against the Thunderbirds, falling 30-10. The Matadors gained 137 more yards on the day, but it was the Thunderbirds that made the best use of them.
Meanwhile, Americas was beaten by Franklin 51-17 on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, Americas got top-tier performance from Cam'Ron Johnson, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
Parkland's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Americas, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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