The Americas Trail Blazers will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Americas is leaving town to face Pebble Hills after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Americas and Hanks were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but Americas suffered a 38-37 loss.
Americas might have lost, but man, Cam'Ron Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most total yards Johnson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Americas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanks only rushed for 170.
Meanwhile, Pebble Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-23 to Midland. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th).
Despite the defeat, Pebble Hills got top-tier performance from Zereian Quarles, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Quarles' longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Joe Fernandez was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Americas barely slipped by Pebble Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 24-23. Does Americas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pebble Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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