Martin Luther King hasn't had much luck against Imhotep Charter recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Imhotep Charter Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Martin Luther King's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Imhotep Charter's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Martin Luther King was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Simon Gratz. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Imhotep Charter waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Vikings on the road to the tune of 48-13. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Syeer Coleman was a one-man wrecking crew for Imhotep Charter as he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in rushing yards. Ronell Word was another key back, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Martin Luther King's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Imhotep Charter, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Martin Luther King was dealt a bruising 60-18 defeat at the hands of Imhotep Charter in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Imhotep Charter's Jabree Wallace- Coleman, who rushed for 243 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Martin Luther King knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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