The Morgan Park Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Phillips Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Morgan Park will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Morgan Park is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Lane Tech: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Morgan Park blew Lane Tech out of the water with a 50-7 final score. Considering the Mustangs have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Morgan Park's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nasir Rankin, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Terrance Gurley handled things on the ground, rushing for 127 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Morgan Park wouldn't let Lane Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Quince Shearer, Deandre Smith, and Anthony Marshall picked up one apiece. Jovan Clark was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Phillips entered their matchup against Taft on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Phillips took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Taft. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Morgan Park pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Phillips, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Morgan Park didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Phillips in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morgan Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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