Douglass has gone 8-0 against Fairmont Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Douglass Eagles will be playing at home against the Fairmont Heights Hornets at 2:00 p.m. Douglass will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Douglass is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past McKinley Tech, posting a 52-6 win on the road. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 98th in Maryland, while the Trainers are ranked 19th in District of Columbia).
Douglass got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Minick out in front who rushed for 103 yards on only eight carries.
Douglass' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Linito Porter, Brendon Laster Ll, and Shaun Howard Ii picked up one apiece. What's more, Howard Ii also racked up 26 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Douglass got some further help from Arthur Greene: he picked up two sacks and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 531 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fairmont Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of Largo.
Douglass' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fairmont Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Douglass strolled past Fairmont Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will Douglass repeat their success, or does Fairmont Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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