American Leadership Academy-Johnston's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves, posting a 55-0 victory on the road. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Cameron Thaxton was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Symir Ray, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Ray wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: American Leadership Academy-Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston's 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 Elijah Ritter, Jahcure Moore, and Jah'Kese Bodrick picked up one apiece. American Leadership Academy-Johnston got some further help from Helaire Trahan: he picked up three sacks and made 12 total tackles.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Cedar Ridge, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Leadership Academy-Johnston is on the road again on Friday to play Roanoke Rapids at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Cedar Ridge, they will head out to challenge Sanderson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cedar Ridge focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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