The Martin Luther King Cougars waltzed into Saturday's matchup with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They snuck past West Philadelphia with a 19-14 win. That's another feather in the cap for Martin Luther King, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why West Philadelphia lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zahfir Cleveland. Despite the final result, he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Martin Luther King's victory was their fourth straight at home , which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for West Philadelphia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Martin Luther King will take on Imhotep Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Imhotep Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Martin Luther King likes a good challenge. West Philadelphia will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Overbrook at 10:00 a.m. on November 23rd. Overbrook comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 12 points in their last five games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
