The McKinley Tech Trainers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Douglass Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
McKinley Tech fought the good fight in their overtime game against Bishop Ireton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 22-15 to the Cardinals. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trainers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in District of Columbia, while the Cardinals are ranked 105th in Virginia).
Defeat or not, McKinley Tech got some senior leadership from Micah Charles and Andre Johnson. Charles picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Johnson threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, while Douglass put up some points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Largo. Douglass claimed a resounding 30-0 victory over Largo at home.
McKinley Tech now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Douglass, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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