The Morrow Mustangs will challenge the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Morrow is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Morrow came up short against Dutchtown and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Langston Hughes entered their tilt with Northgate on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Vikings onto the board and left with a 46-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 31 points or more this season.
Maurice Gleaton Jr was the offensive standout of the match as he picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 90 yards.
Langston Hughes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Terence Brown.
Morrow's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Langston Hughes, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Morrow was taken down by Langston Hughes 72-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Morrow, Prentiss Air Noland (who threw for 276 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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