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 contest 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 game 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 165th in Virginia).
Loss 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, Douglass got themselves on the board against Largo on Saturday, but Largo never followed suit. They breezed by the Lions at home to the tune of 30-0.
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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