The Anacostia Indians will face off against the Bell Griffins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Anacostia comes in on three and Bell on six.
Anacostia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 22-18 W over Ron Brown.
Meanwhile, Bell faced McKinley Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bell simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat McKinley Tech 51-14. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won seven games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Antonio Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 271 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Bell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Chidiire Nwokwu led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Bell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.4 points per game. As for Anacostia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Anacostia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.7. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Anacostia might still be hurting after the 33-10 defeat they got from Bell when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Now that Anacostia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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