The Johnson Pumas will challenge the Morgan Park Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Johnson took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 48-12 victory over Hyde Park.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Broncos 20-0. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morgan Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Thaxton, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Pierre Jackson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Morgan Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jovan Clark and Ahmad Grayer. Clark is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Johnson's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Morgan Park, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
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