The Poly Engineers will face off against the Aberdeen Eagles on Friday. One thing working in Poly's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Poly will bounce into Friday's game after beating City College, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Engineers snuck past the Black Knights with a 41-36 win on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Huskies 55-28. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Aberdeen's win came from a few key players Poly will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Collin Rogers, who threw for 236 yards and four TDs on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 103 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries. Those four passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Cameron Durbin was another key player, gaining 212 total yards and two touchdowns.
Aberdeen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Aberdeen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaron Dixon and Payton Furr. Dixon is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season.
Poly's record now sits at 5-3. As for Aberdeen, their record is now 6-3.
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