Americas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Franklin Cougars, falling 51-17. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 786th, while the Cougars are ranked 327th).
When it comes to explaining why Americas lost, don't look at Cam'Ron Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards.
Ernie Powers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin, rushing for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Powers a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Atreyu DeLaRiva, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Americas' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Franklin, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Americas will square off against Parkland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Americas is facing Parkland at the right time seeing as Parkland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Franklin, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Coronado at 6:00 p.m.
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