The Morris Redskins will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Morgan Park Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Morris is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 36-20 victory over Highland.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park came tearing into Saturday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Redbirds to the tune of 55-28. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Marcus Thaxton and Terrance Gurley were among the main playmakers for Morgan Park as the former punched in four rushing scores and the latter rushed for 171 yards on only 11 carries. Gurley's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Pierre Jackson Jr also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
Morgan Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kendall Griffin and Jahmare Washington.
Morgan Park's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.7 points per game. As for Morris, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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